Mr. Speaker, petitions continue to pour in from across Canada on the Experimental Lakes Area. I have two batches of them this morning, one from the Montreal area, the other from the Winnipeg and Brandon area.
The petitioners are concerned that the government has made an ill-advised decision to close the Experimental Lakes Area. They are calling upon MPs to reverse the decision to close the ELA and to continue to provide staff and financial support for this important scientific institution.