Bill C-40 (Historical)

Rouge National Urban Park Act

An Act respecting the Rouge National Urban Park

This bill was last introduced in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in August 2015.

Sponsor

Leona Aglukkaq Conservative

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment establishes the Rouge National Urban Park, a new type of federal protected area, and provides for the protection and presentation of its natural and cultural resources and the encouragement of sustainable farming practices within the Park. The enactment confers a broad range of regulatory powers for the management and administration of the Park. It also makes consequential amendments to the Canada Lands Surveys Act, the Parks Canada Agency Act, the Species at Risk Act and the Environmental Violations Administrative Monetary Penalties Act.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Votes

Jan. 26, 2015 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Dec. 4, 2014 Passed That, in relation to Bill C-40, An Act respecting the Rouge National Urban Park, not more than one further sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration of the third reading stage of the Bill; and That, 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Business on the day allotted to the consideration of the third reading stage of the said Bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order, and, in turn, every question necessary for the disposal of the said stage of the Bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment.

Nov. 25, 2014 Passed That Bill C-40, An Act respecting the Rouge National Urban Park, {as amended}, be concurred in at report stage [with a further amendment/with further amendments] .

Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, on Oct. 27, 2014

Andrew Campbell, Vice-President, External Relations and Visitor Experience, Parks Canada
Alan Latourelle, Chief Executive Officer, Parks Canada
Pam Veinotte, Field Unit Superintendent, Parks Canada

Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, on Oct. 29, 2014

Éric Hébert-Daly, National Executive Director, National Office, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Pauline Browes, Director, Waterfront Regeneration Trust Corporation
Kim Empringham, York Region Federation of Agriculture
Alison Woodley, National Director, Parks Program, National Office, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Caroline Schultz, Executive Director, Ontario Nature
Mike Whittamore, Whittamore's Farm

Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, on Nov. 3, 2014

Alan Wells, Chair, Rouge Park Alliance
Ian Buchanan, Manager, Natural Heritage and Forestry, Environmental Promotion and Protection, Regional Municipality of York
Larry Noonan, Chair, Altona Forest Stewardship Committee
Jay Reesor, Reesor Farm, As an Individual
Jim Robb, General Manager, Friends of the Rouge Watershed
Faisal Moola, Director General, Ontario and Northern Canada, David Suzuki Foundation

Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, on Nov. 5, 2014

Clerk of the Committee, Ms. Angela Crandall
Justin Vaive, Legislative Clerk, House of Commons
Michael Martin, Deputy Minister, Department of the Environment