Thank you, Mr. Chair.
We believe it is time to eliminate the NCC's power to expropriate. The federal government has used that right several times in recent decades. If we consider Forillon National Park, or the people who live in the area of the present Greenbelt, we cannot ignore the extent of the human tragedies experienced by the families that have been displaced.
I am thinking of the Lac Philippe site, in Gatineau Park, where people had their land expropriated. That situation was extremely painful. People still talk about it today, in fact. There was also the case of Kouchibouguac, New Brunswick, and the story of Jackie Vautour.
We are therefore proposing that the acquisition of land by the NCC proceed in a more civilized manner, meaning by negotiation, particularly since the National Capital Commission has not used its right to expropriate for many years.