Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Deborah. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Members of the committee, it is a real pleasure to be here today. You have in front of you a summary of our notes. You also have a book that gives you some idea of the majesty of the Trans Canada Trail, an article from the Globe an

Canadian Heritage committee  Well, certainly the Trans Canada Trail is all dedicated, but we have 144 bridges to build in Newfoundland, if you actually want to make it right across.

Canadian Heritage committee  So if you're part amphibian, you can do the whole thing, but otherwise you'll need to have other equipment.

Canadian Heritage committee  It's 2017.

Canadian Heritage committee  It's 6,000.

Canadian Heritage committee  That's our goal and ambition.

Canadian Heritage committee  Well, actually, we have a very strong partnership already with Parks Canada. They are very much helping us to reinforce the public messaging of the trail. Because our strong belief is.... It's not quite Field of Dreams, but we do strongly believe that if you build the trail, peop

Canadian Heritage committee  It's excellent. It's with Parks Canada and it's an excellent relationship. They have been hugely supportive. As I said, they have been working with us, certainly for the last two years. I have to say throughout the entire history of the Trans Canada Trail, we've enjoyed great sup

Canadian Heritage committee  There has been some, but not as much as we want. In fact, I was speaking with Peter just before we started this session, and our belief is--as he has articulated--that it is essential that aboriginal people be a part of the Trans Canada Trail. There are lands that are on the rout

Canadian Heritage committee  I'm actually going to let Deb answer this one, because it reflects the experience she has been developing with these organizations throughout the years. Go ahead.

Canadian Heritage committee  If I can just make one comment on our experience, and certainly my experience.... I've been at this for a lot of years and I don't think I've ever seen a project that enjoys such a level of cooperation as the trail does in terms of the community, the volunteer base in the communi

Canadian Heritage committee  As a comment, Wetaskiwin, which is a buffalo jump in Saskatchewan, is a site that was done in conjunction with the aboriginals. It was a Canada 125 project and represents a perfect example of the cooperation at every level in making that a success.

Canadian Heritage committee  Six thousand. Some of it is moose pasture.

Canadian Heritage committee  It's a big question. I'm going to split it in two. I'll answer part of it and I'll ask Deb to answer part of it. In terms of the remaining portions that are to be done, when I say “moose pasture” it's because some of it is very remote. I sometimes make the jest that if anybody i

Canadian Heritage committee  We are sharing those results with Parks Canada.