Mr. Speaker, the clean fuel standard is not unlike what the Mulroney government did in the 1980s, which was actually mandating companies to remove lead from fuel that Canadians were using. In fact, the clean fuel standard is one of the best policies to actually reinvest into rural communities, because for Canadian farmers, including canola farmers and corn farmers who provide ethanol, this is an important driver of revenue. The member represents Brandon—Souris. Many of his farmers would benefit at the farm gate from these policies.
My question for him is this: Why is the Conservative Party so against a policy that would actually support a lot of rural communities in prairie provinces? With this logic, is he suggesting that we should bring back leaded fuel in Canada because we may be able to benefit by a few cents? Is that the position of the Conservative Party? Perhaps he wants to elaborate on what environmental policy, if any, the Conservatives have and how they would cost that out.