The reasoning was that the criminal law was aimed at those who were endangering the public. We have impaired operation of a motor vehicle. We don't have impaired operation of bicycles, scooters, etc.
The current definition of vessel isn't a definition. It just says that it includes a hovercraft. It's for the courts to interpret what a vessel is. The information we had from prosecutors was that impaired operation of canoes and kayaks was not charged. The information we received from the CBSA that you received, which I was listening to, appears to be contrary to that.
We thought that when someone was injured or killed, criminal negligence charges could be laid. Nevertheless, returning to the status quo by eliminating the “doesn't include” would leave it to police to decide if they want to charge and prosecutors if they want to proceed with the charge.