Mr. Speaker, in 1985 UNESCO, recognizing the unsurpassed heritage value of the historic area of the old port in Quebec City, placed it on the world heritage list of sites of great historical and cultural significance. Since then there has been a continuing incursion of construction projects in the very heart of the old port.
In 1986 the federal government built an eight-storey aluminum covered condominium which was later declared an insurmountable visual barrier from all angles. The federal government has also under construction a naval reserve training school in the old port. There is now proposed an IMAX theatre with an attached multilevel parking garage. Last night at a meeting in the city hall 12 of 14 papers submitted opposed this new project.
It is my hope that the Minister of Canadian Heritage will not allow the continued invasion by private and public developers of our priceless international heritage. It is in the best interest of all Canadians to protect the port of old Quebec.