Mr. Speaker, a working group in the Department of Natural Resources of Canada has concluded that the federal government should regulate the shale gas industry better.
I repeat: this is a federal government working group, so I do not want to hear the excuse that this is under provincial jurisdiction.
The group says, among other things, that the public is not well informed and the regulations are based on old practices that do not take into account the consequences for the water table.
Are the Conservatives finally going to listen to that recommendation, or will they continue to ignore the concerns expressed by Canadians?