Bob Bromley

Again, just so I really understand this concept, is that a rating on one measure for the three combined aspects of equitability, no, sorry, equity, suitability, and affordability? Is it a measure of that and is 42 percent...Are we looking to get to 100 percent or to zero?

So the Education, Culture and Employment is the difference between the amount of rent that’s assessed to the client that’s collected, like the $5 million or whatever it is, and the maximum rent. The difference comes from ECE if the client’s go down there and file their income. Is that correct? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I also disagree with the use of laptops in committees and I will be voting against this motion. Thank you.

Thank you, I can certainly understand but, of course, without dealing with it in a more effective and creative way, you are losing your motivation to be effective and efficient and achieve some of those long-term energy or cost reductions. So, maybe just as a comment, I am hoping that some more thinking goes into that so that people don’t get penalized for being efficient and lose the benefits we are hoping to accumulate. I will leave it at that. Thank you.

I was particularly asking about this department’s perspective. I’m sure the government will once again follow the developer’s perspective and get rid of any environmental protection such as is offered by this act for these small streams. I’d be very interested in the department’s perspective as well as this government’s perspective. Will the Minister commit to providing that? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. That is good to hear and thank you for those remarks. Would that be for implementation in this coming fiscal year?

Thank you for those rather startling comments from the Minister of ENR. I would assure the Minister that this is an issue worthy of his attention. I’m wondering if the Minister would commit to learning promptly about this issue and offering comment to the federal government in a way that protects the long-held protection of traditional and recreational use of small rivers, which also happen to be the most productive water bodies that we have, these small, especially small, shallow and ephemeral streams. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Mr. Menicoche.

Thank you, Mr. Jacobson. Next on the list I have Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I mentioned earlier today I have become quite concerned that the initial common agreement in this House that we should look at board and agency reform has changed from support to this side of the House being completely left behind. There is a number of reasons for this, but one is, of course, again the communications issue and the engendering of unnecessary angst and frustration with our public for the lack of communication and for the lack of meaningful information on which to base a public consultation. The word that is out there so far completely fails to...