Thank you very much, Mr. Middleton.
Before stepping into the federal political arena, I was chairman of l'Union des municipalités du Québec. I wish that people who read us or listen to us do not get the impression that we intend to cancel any type of regulation on waterways. As a person responsible for the construction and maintenance of Alberta's networks, you have to give municipalities your approval for any construction work they undertake on the waterways. Even though the legislation would not apply to waterways anymore, it does not mean that citizens and municipalities would be able to built on or develop along waterways without any approval. Some regulations apply in Alberta, and in Quebec also.
I would like you to tell us what municipalities must do presently before undertaking some construction work. Do they have to submit their project to you? What would happen if the legislation on minor waterways did not apply anymore, if we would succeed in amending the act? Provincial environmental standards would still have to be complied with.