Concerns about the Metal Recycling Facility in St. Boniface

In Question Period earlier today, I asked a series of questions about issues in St. Boniface. One of these questions was on a metal recycling plant and its environmental licence. My question and the Minister's response (from Hansard) are below.

Metal Recycling Facility - Environmental Licence

Hon. Jon Gerrard (River Heights): Madam Speaker, there's a metal recycling plant in St. Boniface that has many of the residents concerned ever since the previous NDP government improved and expanded environmental licence for a metal recycling facility. The government and its ministers have often cited the NDP's poor environmental record and say that what the NDP broke, they will fix.
Is the Minister of Sustainable Development making an exception for this plant? Does she endorse and support the decision of the NDP premier and his government to expand the environmental licence of this facility?

Hon. Rochelle Squires (Minister of Sustainable Development): Well, I thank the member for the question and our government does respect the process and we are following through on the process.

But I will also remind this House that it was the former member for St. Boniface who came into my office just before he departed this House, and said to me, sorry, we didn't always get it right on the environment and we're hoping you'll fix it. Well, we are going to fix it.

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