“(5) Where a management plan that exists at the time this Act comes into force sets out an area of a park as a wilderness area, the Minister shall recommend to the Governor in Council that the area be declared a wilderness area within two years of the coming into force of this Act.”

Motion No. 7

That Bill C-27, in Clause 16, be amended by replacing line 47 on page 10 with the following:

“zones governing uses of land and buildings consistent with the principle of no net negative environmental impact;”

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Reform

Inky Mark Reform Dauphin—Swan River, MB

moved:

Motion No. 11

That Bill C-27 be amended by adding after line 42 on page 24 the following new clause:

“36.1 (1) No lease or licence of occupation may be granted for the purpose of air facilities on public lands in a park except within the aerodromes that are in existence at the time this Act comes into force and are located within a park, including Banff National Park of Canada and Jasper National Park of Canada.

(2) For the purposes of public safety, the air facilities within the existing aerodromes referred to in subsection (1) shall continue in operation.”

Motion No. 12

That Bill C-27 be amended by adding after line 42 on page 24 the following:

“(3) For the purposes of this section, the word “aerodrome” has the same meaning as in the Aeronautics Act.”

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NDP

Rick Laliberte NDP Churchill River, SK

moved:

Motion No. 15

That Bill C-27 be amended by adding after line 23 on page 31 the following new clause:

“58.1 Section 2 of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

“ecological integrity” “intégrité écologique” “ecological integrity” means, with respect to a park, a condition that is determined to be characteristic of its natural region and likely to persist, including abiotic components and the composition and abundance of native species and biological communities, rates of change and supporting processes.”

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The Acting Speaker (Mr. McClelland)

Debate. Is the House ready for the question?

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Some hon. members

Question.

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The Acting Speaker (Mr. McClelland)

The question is on Motion No. 6.

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Bloc

Pierre De Savoye Bloc Portneuf, QC

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. Did you say on debate?

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The Acting Speaker (Mr. McClelland)

Yes, I asked if an hon. member wished to speak. I did not see five members rise. I am sorry, I did not see the hon. member.

May we have the unanimous consent of the House to revert to debate to hear the hon. member for Portneuf?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Bloc

Pierre De Savoye Bloc Portneuf, QC

Mr. Speaker, I will only take a few seconds to say that I did not in any way intend to minimize the excellent representations made by the people from the Mingan Archipelago. I simply wanted to point out that their MP chartered a plane to allow them to appear before the committee.

I think that is most praiseworthy on the part of the member, and that it needed to be pointed out in the House, without minimizing the excellent representations made by these witnesses.

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The Acting Speaker (Mr. McClelland)

For the people in the gallery and the people watching, much of what is being done here at this moment is being done on a pro forma basis through negotiation with all parties. Members of the House and people who are familiar with the bill understand what is transpiring. Much of what we are doing now is a matter of legal formality and that is why it is going through so quickly.

I want to assure people in the gallery and people watching at home that this is not being done in a cavalier fashion.

Is the House ready for the question?

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Some hon. members

Question.

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The Acting Speaker (Mr. McClelland)

The question is on Motion No. 6. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

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