In debate in the House, my colleague from Saanich—Gulf Islands made the following statement:
I am very worried about the fact that the bill, which would create a...national park on Nova Scotia's Sable Island, is a real threat. The more I think about it, I think the perfect analogy is that this is a Trojan Horse. It is as though we are getting a new gift, a new national park, and we should all be very happy to see it. While I am happy to see a large wooden horse coming into the courtyard, I suspect that the regulatory authorities that will remain with the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board will amount to a surging army that undoes the protection of other national parks across Canada.
Given that statement, could you describe if this bill in fact amends the Canada National Parks Act to allow any drilling in other national parks or substantively reduces the ability of that act to protect ecological integrity in Canada's national parks?