Francis Scarpaleggia | Lac-Saint-Louis

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Lack of national water strategy undermines proper monitoring of Canada’s freshwater

Posted on 07. Dec, 2010 in Releases

Ottawa, December 7, 2010 – Francis Scarpaleggia, Member of Parliament for Lac-Saint-Louis and Liberal Water Critic, welcomes the federal Environment Commissioner’s attention to inadequate water-quality and water-quantity monitoring of Canada’s freshwater resources. “The Commissioner has uncovered the serious lack of federal leadership in the important area of water-monitoring,” said Mr. Scarpaleggia, who pointed to the [...]

Question Period: CBC/Radio-Canada

Posted on 06. Dec, 2010 in Questions

Mr. Speaker, we know the Prime Minister exercises absolute control over his government’s messaging. Every minister, every parliamentary secretary, every Conservative MP delivering a Standing Order 31 statement must sing the tune on the Prime Minister’s sheet music. Recently the parliamentary secretary to the heritage minister suggested that it was time we got out of [...]

Question Period: drinking-water systems security

Posted on 03. Dec, 2010 in Questions

Mr. Speaker, the U.S. has enacted the Bioterrorism Act to protect that country’s drinking water systems from terrorist attack. The act requires water utilities to conduct assessments of their vulnerability to attack. A British security expert has confirmed that Canada’s drinking water systems are not protected from the threat of attack. What is more, the [...]

Scarpaleggia tables motion calling on the federal government to create a “Council of the St. Lawrence River”

Posted on 02. Dec, 2010 in Releases

Ottawa, December 2, 2010 – Francis Scarpaleggia, Member of Parliament for Lac-Saint-Louis and Liberal Water Critic, has tabled a motion in the House of Commons calling on the Harper government to create a Council of the St. Lawrence River to better manage and protect this vital waterway. “The need for a coordinating body to promote [...]

Question Period: municipal wastewater

Posted on 24. Nov, 2010 in Questions

Mr. Speaker, our cities need firm answers. They need to know when the new regulations on municipal waste water will take effect and whether the federal government is going to provide any funding to help them meet the new standards. It will cost our cities between $40 billion and $80 billion to comply with the [...]