Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you, Mr. Campbell, for being here today. I, for one, am extremely pleased that you're here today. I happen to represent a riding that has probably the biggest concentration of multiple Parks Canada assets in the country. We have the St. Lawrence Islands National Park, of course, which is the first national park east of the Rockies, and was formed in 1904. As well, the Rideau Canal is the northern boundary of my riding. We also have Fort Wellington in Prescott, as well as the Old Stone Mill in Delta. Fort Henry is in Kingston, just outside of my riding. There are a lot of Parks Canada assets around my area, so I am happy that you're here today.
I'd like to add that yesterday I introduced a bill to change the name of the St. Lawrence Islands National Park to the Thousand Islands National Park. I'm going to take a moment to talk about this because I know that our other members are here. There are many reasons to do that, but the St. Lawrence Islands National Park really could be anywhere from Kingston to almost Newfoundland, from a Canadian standpoint, whereas it's in the Thousand Islands, so it should more appropriately be called that. I'm sure you're aware of that, and I'm happy that you're here today to talk about Canada 150 and how we can leverage Parks Canada's assets to help celebrate Canada 150 in 2017.
Back in March of 2010, a conference took place here in Ottawa to talk about Canada 150. In the final report, there's a recommendation to revitalize urban green spaces and dedicate new national parks. I would just like to know what you think about that.