Evidence of meeting #24 for Fisheries and Oceans in the 39th Parliament, 2nd session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was structures.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Director, Policy and Government Relations Branch, National Historic Sites Directorate, Parks Canada Agency
It's certainly nowhere near the order of magnitude of money that's required for conservation work.
Director, Policy and Government Relations Branch, National Historic Sites Directorate, Parks Canada Agency
My colleague is pointing out to me that it's not as if we have money sloshing around that is not already allocated to priorities within the agency.
Conservative
Director, Policy and Government Relations Branch, National Historic Sites Directorate, Parks Canada Agency
We have the two years before the bill comes into force--that's preparatory time. There is then a period of two years during which petitions are received. That's the period when communities have the opportunity to express their interest in having lighthouses in their area designated, and that's also the period when work needs to be done by them, if the lighthouse has been declared surplus, to propose a business case and to come forward as being willing to take over the lighthouse. There is then a period of three years in which the minister can evaluate those petitions.
At the end of that full five-year period after coming into force, the minister must publicly announce what the results of those deliberations are. So theoretically the minister could start designating from the time the bill comes into force—that would be two years from royal assent—but doesn't have to until the end of seven years from the date the bill is passed. So seven years from now the first designations would have to be announced, and that's the absolute latest.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Fabian Manning
Okay, any more questions, concerns?
(Clauses 3 to 5 inclusive agreed to)
(Clause 6 as amended agreed to)
(Clause 7 as amended agreed to)
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Fabian Manning
Clauses 8, 9, and 10 do not have any amendments. Shall we consider them as a group? Would that be okay with everybody?
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Fabian Manning
(Clauses 8 to 10 inclusive agreed to)
(Clause 11 as amended agreed to)
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Fabian Manning
Clauses 12, 13, 14, and 15 have no amendments. Shall we once again consider them as a group?
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Fabian Manning
(Clauses 12 to 15 inclusive agreed to)
(Clause 16 as amended agreed to)
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Fabian Manning
Once again, we have clauses 17, 18, and 19 considered as a group, if that is okay with everybody.
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Gerald Keddy Conservative South Shore—St. Margaret's, NS
Yes. The preamble should be amended by adding, after line 15, on page 1, the following:
AND WHEREAS it is important to provide access to heritage lighthouses in order for people to understand and appreciate the contribution of those lighthouses to Canada's maritime heritage;
(Amendment agreed to)
