Evidence of meeting #58 for Justice and Human Rights in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was clause.
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Conservative
Rob Nicholson Conservative Niagara Falls, ON
Mr. Chair, I would like to ask a question.
You're changing the number of square kilometres that are protected. You're increasing it. Was it just a calculation error, or did this actually increase the protected area?
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Legislative Counsel, Legislative Services Branch, Public Law and Legislative Services Sector, Department of Justice
This is a question, which I certainly understand why it's being asked.
If you note, we are not asking to change the boundaries of the park. The boundaries remain the same. What has happened is there has been a movement. Something called the North American Datum 1927 has been replaced by the North American Datum 1983. It's a mapping technique. The mapping technique is more modern and it enables the more accurate calculation of the actual surface of the earth. Because we're not dealing with a smooth sphere, this datum allows them to take account of the hills and valleys. It hasn't changed the boundaries of the park; it just gives us a number that more accurately reflects how many square kilometres are contained within those boundaries.
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