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The Environment

During question period on the environment, the Conservative member for Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier asked why the government did not move forward with a proposed $200-million federal investment to protect Lac Saint-Charles, which supplies drinking water to about 300,000 people in the Quebec City region. He noted a former Liberal minister had supported the proposal. The Liberal member for Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk replied that he would be happy to discuss the issue with his colleague and said he was glad the member supported federal funding for the Quebec City tramway.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Pierre Paul-Hus

Conservative
“Lac Saint-Charles gives drinking water to 300,000 people near Quebec City. Years ago, I asked for $200 million from the federal government to protect it, and the Liberals supported it. Now they have done nothing. I want the minister to explain why the government cancelled this money.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, Lac Saint-Charles provides drinking water to nearly 300,000 residents of the Quebec City region. Between 2019 and 2021, I proposed a $200-million federal investment to protect this resource, and that proposal was supported by the former minister, the current member for Québec Centre. Seven years on, nothing has been done. Can the Secretary of State for Nature explain why the Liberals have scrapped this crucial investment in protecting Lac Saint-Charles and Quebec City’s drinking water?

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Joël Lightbound

Liberal
“I am happy to talk about this issue with my colleague later. I am also glad he now supports the $2.75 billion for the Quebec City tramway. That project is important and will create good jobs.”

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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague. It is a pleasure to work with him on a number of issues in the Quebec City region. I would be happy to discuss this particular issue with him at a later date. One thing I would like to point out is that there are some issues on which we would like to be able to work with our colleagues from the Quebec City region. The tramway comes to mind, for example. I am pleased to see that he recently got on board with the $2.75-billion funding for the tramway project in Quebec City. This project is going to be crucial and it will create good jobs for our constituents. As for everything else, I look forward to working with my colleague.

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