Mr. Speaker, this is the third time I have risen to debate this bill. Before getting to the heart of my speech, I would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to three women, two of whom I have known since the 1990s. I am talking about Wendy Cukier and Heidi Rathjen, who, in [...]

Mr. Speaker, this is the second time that I have risen in this House to speak about this bill. Clearly, the first time was at second reading. If I had to give my speech a title, I would call it “A Mistake that Will Haunt us for Years to Come”. I believe that the decision [...]

I would like to put my bill and the debate we are launching tonight into some context by referring to two facts and quoting two eminent individuals. The first fact is that, while there are alternatives to oil, there are as yet no reasonable alternatives to water. The second fact is that Canada holds 20% [...]

Mr. Speaker, it is a great pleasure to speak in this debate because, as many of my colleagues know, water issues are something in which I have a profound interest and have been working on almost since being elected in 2004. Of course, there is perhaps no more urgent water issue in this country today [...]