Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge two of my colleagues, Caroline Mireault and Daniel Tessier, who are celebrating their 10th year of service in the riding. These people support us, and they are also the ones who field comments from constituents who see projects like this coming and wonder, for example, why there is no consultation in their town.
Representatives of the Union des producteurs agricoles de Lanaudière came out and said, “We certainly do not intend to let a scenario like the one in Mirabel happen again.” These are agricultural producers saying this.
I am wondering why my colleague is not prepared to accept our request today, to apologize for what happened in Mirabel and to ensure that there will be adequate consultations, which is clearly not the case according to the people on the ground.