The Speaker: The hon. minister.
Mrs. McQueen
We do, though, have rules and regulations for when the
extraction of gravel is happening. Those rules and regulations
must take place. Quite frankly, our department monitors and
evaluates that very well, the compliance, that that happens.: Well, thank
you, Mr. Speaker. Quite frankly,
gravel is something that we use as a resource in this province.
When we take it out of the rivers and it renews itself, it's an
important resource that we have. We use it for many different
things in the province.
Ms Blakeman: No, Minister, gravel does not renew itself. Given
that once the damage is done, no amount of reclamation will ever
restore our riverbeds and aquifers, at what point will this minister
Mrs. McQueen
We do, though, have rules and regulations for when the
extraction of gravel is happening. Those rules and regulations
must take place. Quite frankly, our department monitors and
evaluates that very well, the compliance, that that happens.: Well, thank
you, Mr. Speaker. Quite frankly,
gravel is something that we use as a resource in this province.
When we take it out of the rivers and it renews itself, it's an
important resource that we have. We use it for many different
things in the province.
Ms Blakeman: No, Minister, gravel does not renew itself. Given
that once the damage is done, no amount of reclamation will ever
restore our riverbeds and aquifers, at what point will this minister
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