Mr. Speaker, I was interested to hear my NDP colleague's analysis. I would like to know whether he has seen what I have.
The former section 4 of the National Parks Act reads essentially as follows “The National Parks of Canada are hereby dedicated to the people of Canada for their benefit, education and enjoyment, subject to this Act and the regulations”.
This section does not appear in Bill C-29. It is also closely related to the former section 7.(f), which provides that the government may set fees for the use of the parks.
Now, fees will be set, it appears, by the administration of the new parks agency. Its only obligation will be to publish them in the Canada Gazette , but that remains fairly haphazard. Will the fees be the same across Canada—a mari usque ad mare—or will they be set according to the clientele or the amount of traffic? Will there be different fees, for example, at Forillon National Park and at Banff National Park?
Could the member enlighten us on that?