Environment Committee on Oct. 24th, 2017

[Leonard Farber]

The only thing I would say to that—somebody said it earlier—is that one does not exclude the other.

This is a bill that starts a process, and you have to start somewhere. You can't always accommodate everything, but you can use other mechanisms to stimulate exactly what you're talking about. One will not exclude the other, and going with one under a bill like this will start the process going for the kinds of built heritage that would be eligible. Working towards a broader stimulative approach through a grant mechanism will certainly help homeowners and other built heritage that is not in the commercial mainstream.

[Mike Bossio, Liberal, Hastings—Lennox and Addington, ON]

Thank you.

[The Chair, Liberal, Deb Schulte]

Mr. Farber, thank you very much for coming today. I know it was short notice. I can't tell you how grateful I am that you took the time to come here and share your obviously extensive knowledge.

Obviously we're drilling down into the different tools and whether some are better than others. I think you've made it clear that there are pluses and minuses to all of them, and that different groups are going to benefit from the different tools.

Thank you very much from me and from the team here, the committee.

We will be back at the table this coming Thursday. We have our report coming out today, so we'll be tackling the report on Thursday.

Thank you. The meeting is adjourned.