I can't make a recommendation about exactly what we need in the act. What we want to see is a level of federal protection such that if it comes down to a major infrastructure project or something that has the potential to destroy habitat, it is given proper valuation in the project planning and there is something in place. This could relate to fisheries habitat or to another important environmental area. If you go down to the local level and what's in municipal bylaws, we don't necessarily have clauses that will lead to protection in most situations. A federal act can do that.
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