Mr. Speaker, the new Navigable Waters Protection Act has created a bizarre situation where all waters are equal but some are more equal than others. In my riding of South Okanagan—West Kootenay, Okanagan Lake is fully protected, but other lakes, such as Skaha, Vaseux and Osoyoos, Christina, and Slocan, which used to be protected pre-Harper, are not being re-listed in the Liberals legislation.
It is absurd. Canadians will have to argue on a case by case basis to have their waters fully protected.
Why will the Liberals not fully protect all our lakes and rivers in the new act like they promised?