This is an important issue, not only for Manitoba, Lake Winnipeg and the Hudson Bay water basin but it is an important precedent that could have an impact right across the country. Mr. Joe Comartin (Windsor—Tecumseh, NDP): Mr. Speaker, although I think the member's comments are reasonably justified, I take some issue with the significance of this and with the people who are here this evening.
M. Joe Comartin (Windsor—Tecumseh, NPD): Monsieur le Président, je reconnais le bien-fondé des commentaires de la députée, mais je m'interroge sur l'importance réelle que l'on attribue au dossier et sur la participation au débat de ce soir.