Madam Speaker, one of the things the Speech from the Throne noted was national urban parks, and I would like the member's opinion on that matter. I have been fighting for Ojibway Shores, as have the communities of Windsor and Essex County, which is along the Detroit River. It has thousands of special species, but over 100 endangered species. It is recognized as a hot spot because of the Carolinian forest and its uniqueness. It is actually one of the last remaining places on the Great Lakes with a natural shoreline, and on the Detroit River it is the only place.
The current position from the federal government is to have the municipality pay for this piece of property, which would be part of other properties put together to create a national urban park. It seems really odd that a government, when we are fighting a climate crisis, would want local taxpayers to pay for federal property.
What does the member think about that current policy? I am hoping the government revisits it, because we would like to have a national urban park next to the Gordie Howe bridge, which is set to open in the next couple of years, a bridge we have been fighting a couple of decades for.
Should local taxpayers have to foot the bill for federal property to unite environmentally significant properties that could lead to urban parks?