, seconded by the member for Thunder Bay—Superior North, moved:
Motion No. 415
That Bill C-45, in Clause 317, be amended by adding after line 22 on page 277 the following:
“(7) Section 2 of the Act is renumbered as subsection 2(1) and is amended by adding the following:
(2) For the purposes of this Act, when considering if a decision is in the public interest, the Minister shall take into account, as primary consideration, whether it would protect the public right of navigation, including the exercise, safeguard and promotion of that right.”