If we go with the term “public land”, we should define it. The definition in clause 2, which the parliamentary secretary wants to amend, is “an area of land owned by the Crown that is accessible to the public at all times”. The idea is to choose an area of public land in the national capital region that is owned by the Crown and accessible to the public at all times. I do not think we should amend that clause. Until someone can convince me otherwise, I think we should leave it as is. In clause 6, we approved the idea of a suitable area of public land being chosen in the national capital region. Therefore, it needs to be an area of public land, not private land that would not be accessible to the public.
