Environment committee  No, the investment that was announced in economic action plan 2014 was focused on highways, bridges, and dams. That's where the investments will be made in terms of the $391.5 million.

Environment committee  The announcement that was made earlier this week by Prime Minister Harper was focused on supporting infrastructure improvements to heritage, tourism, waterway, and highway assets located within national historic sites, national parks, and national marine conservation areas across

Environment committee  The announcement was made this Monday, so we are finalizing our plan within the next month.

Environment committee  Mr. Chair, thank you for this opportunity to meet with the committee to discuss the 2014-15 supplementary estimates (B) for Parks Canada. Just to give a bit of an overview, last week I returned from the World Parks Congress where close to 6,000 people from 170 countries gathere

Environment committee  Mr. Chair, I did quite a bit of research when we were initially approached, and that was not the case. The federal government at the outset put in $10 million. Since then the province has invested a lot in the acquisition of land, but I have not seen anywhere the concept of a pro

Environment committee  First, I think we need to understand what our legal obligations are as an agency. What I would say is there is a very significant investment. The minister mentioned $143 million over 10 years, so it's more than $14 million a year. We will have a good mix of investment in law enf

Environment committee  Mr. Chair, I think we have more than 100 years of experience through our park wardens and law enforcement. I'll use Banff as an example, but you can look at most of our national parks where there is, as in the case of Banff, an RCMP detachment that deals with all the criminal i

Environment committee  Mr. Chair, what I can say is that we are establishing this national urban park for different reasons. First, clearly it's for conservation. That is clearly our objective, but it's not only that; it's also to ensure sustainable farming. In terms of our objectives, we will meet the

Environment committee  It was for us, the federal government, to meet the policies of the provincial government. Nowhere are there obligations in terms of legislation. When we finalize that draft management plan, we're looking forward to receiving from the Government of Ontario their perspective and th

Environment committee  To give you a very short answer, I think our objective is to work with the farming community on what are, within the farming industry, the best environmental standards. That's what we want to work with them on, and those that are accepted within that geographical area that have a

Environment committee  Mr. Chair, there are some great best practices currently, so it's to continue working with them on that and working with education organizations and others. Again, first and foremost in our case would be for Parks Canada to work with the farming industry to develop those standard

Environment committee  Mr. Chair, what we've committed to—Andrew negotiated that—is basically that we have a signed agreement at the ministerial level with specific obligations on both the federal and provincial governments.

Environment committee  For that part, we will ensure that we protect the natural ecosystems and the cultural landscapes, and the—

Environment committee  Yes, we will ensure that.

Environment committee  I'm not sure that's clearer than what we have before you.