Environment committee  Thank you, Pardeep. The next example of the species at risk legislation at work is a species called the forked three-awned grass. This is a fairly unremarkable grass occurring in a few restricted areas in Ontario and Quebec. The term “awns” refers to the bristles that protect t

Environment committee  Within Parks Canada we have a budget of $14 million for the Species at Risk Act, for its implementation.

Environment committee  It's a combination of both. We have hired species at risk scientists who are dispersed among our national parks. As well, we've worked in close partnership with academia in order to target the research in the right areas.

Environment committee  Mr. Chair, similarly to the officials from other departments, we participated in the discussions on the enforcement bill and ensured that it aligned with our current policies and approaches.

Environment committee  In fact the plains bison is another success story under the species at risk legislation. We do have a disease-free herd in Elk Island National Park, outside of Edmonton, and in fact this is one of the stocks that we use to help recover the plains bison across the country. Most re

Environment committee  In our national park systems plan, our vision, if you will, is to establish a national park in each of these natural regions. Certainly the Manitoba lowland is one of the areas that we feel have a unique landscape and biodiversity. We would like to establish a protected area. We

Environment committee  One of the key programs we instituted, following the ecological integrity panel, was a nationwide monitoring and reporting system. This is the science-based system that will tell us how well we are doing. We completed that task for all our southern national parks this year, and w

Environment committee  Thank you for your question. I would probably use the sage grouse example that the government faced with respect to the decision from the Federal Court. When we produced the first draft recovery strategy for sage grouse, we learned from the input of the scientific community, but

Environment committee  Perhaps I can start with the conversation on the ecosystem-based approach. Within our agency we have had some experience with implementation of SARA using this approach. There are a couple of examples I'd like to highlight for the committee. There is the work we're doing in coa

Environment committee  Could I just I very quickly add to that response? Let's use the Point Pelee example where we have a species called the tiger salamander. It's not been seen in the park since 1919. We produced a very brief, succinct report and it recommends that it would not be successful in term

Environment committee  Certainly. With respect to species at risk, there are existing funds such as the habitat stewardship program, the aboriginal fund for species at risk, and interdepartmental recovery funds. So at Parks Canada, when we work with our partners outside, we explore the possibility of u

Environment committee  First of all, thank you very much, Mr. Chair and members of the committee, for the invitation to contribute to this particular study. I will be presenting this powerpoint presentation entitled "Invasive Species in National Parks of Canada". As my colleague from Environment Canad

Environment committee  Yes, it is. I go back to our approach to managing for ecological integrity in our national parks to ensure that the natural processes and native species are maintained or restored, and invasive alien species, climate change, and ecosystem process changes within the national park

Environment committee  Okay. Thank you very much. We do not have any programs beyond working with volunteers and the community to manage invasive species outside Riding Mountain Park. We do carry out monitoring and active management within the park, of course.

Environment committee  Thank you very much for the question. Looking at the issues such as the invasive alien species, which is a very good example of the challenges of managing an area such as a national park, given the large distribution and the potential impact of these invasive alien species, it's