Mr. Speaker, the “Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality” are weaker than drinking water standards in other national jurisdictions. Canada has no standard for certain substances, while other countries do.
For example, there are 189 substances regulated in other countries for which Canada has no standard.
In other cases, our Canadian standards are much more lax than those in other countries for the same toxic substance.
When will the Conservative government start to show leadership on the vital issue of drinking water quality?