As far as my situation is concerned, the bill will not change anything since the restoration has already been completed. However, I do think it could help ensure that other structures are restored. As this member was saying, the bill could eventually be amended to make provision for some financial assistance.
I briefly mentioned to Mr. MacDonald and Mr. Bradley that I would not want to see our lighthouses become costly pieces of real estate just so wealthy Americans, as Mr. Stoffer was saying, could come in and buy them up by skirting the law. That is not what we want.
We want to preserve lighthouses. Ms. Bull from the Heritage Canada Foundation is here to attest to that fact. If the funding was available, it might be possible. We would need some sound guidelines in place, to avoid any kind of underhanded action. That is where we should be focusing our energy.