Mr. Speaker, with mere weeks to go before the field season begins, it is still unknown whether ongoing research projects at the world-renowned ELA can continue or whether the longest and most comprehensive freshwater monitoring program in Canada will be broken.
The research conduct at the ELA must continue. The research must be made public and ELA must be owned by the public. We must fight for a government that understands that scientific research is fundamental to meeting Canada's needs, that will restore science to its rightful place, that will back promises with action and money, and that will protect scientific findings from being altered, distorted or suppressed.