Madam Chair, for information, the Governor in Council may add waterways to the schedule if he is satisfied that it's in the national or regional economic interest, that it's in the public interest. These are broader questions. The minister, I think, is asking the question, “What do Canadians feel are the gaps? Which are the types of waterways and the types of protections that should be encompassed by the act?” That would inform, in fact, a decision to change which waterways are covered. Those are the questions the committee has been asked to provide advice on. There is authority to add a waterway, and two waterways have been initiated for the process to add them, but that doesn't answer those broader questions that will inform the public interest.
On October 4th, 2016. See this statement in context.