My question is for the Government Representative in the Senate.

Leader, on June 17, 2020, I asked you a question about the dry-waste management site operating in Kanesatake, in the Oka region, which has had violations.

In June, I informed you that the municipalities of Oka, Saint-Placide and Mirabel had asked the federal government in March 2020 to ensure the restoration of federal land currently occupied by G&R Recyclage, which is illegally operating a waste management centre there.

Quebec’s ministry of environment and the fight against climate change recently revoked the company’s authorization to operate on the site. On July 9, my assistant communicated with your office to follow up on this file. He received the following answer from your office, and I quote: “Thank you for your calls and your email. We are still looking into the issue.”

Leader, since I asked this question on June 17, what steps have you taken to inquire about the issue in order to answer my questions?

In addition, this environmental disaster on federal land has been going on since March. Residents in the area are rightly concerned, so what does the government plan to do?

Third, because the company currently operating on the site says, “I am not on Quebec land, I am on Mohawk land, and I assert my right to occupy this land,” can we get a copy of the lease between the band council and the company operating on the site, because the land belongs to the federal government?