Minister, when Minister Carr says this is going to be a political decision, by definition it means you're going to go off science as the basis for that decision. That should be of concern not only to you as the minister responsible and who is committed to science, but it should be of concern to all Canadians that decisions that go through a thorough, scientific-based process at the end of the day are based on politics. That is a frightening thought.
On April 19th, 2016. See this statement in context.