Transport committee  It was really a random sample of park users we met inside the park. The idea was to gather a cross-section of opinions.

Transport committee  For this booklet, I don't really know. We could get that information. I don't have it with me here.

Transport committee  No, I don't think so. But there have been polls.

Transport committee  Probably.

Transport committee  The real threat with Gatineau Park is that the park will become isolated from natural areas around it. The city of Gatineau is growing rapidly, the Hull sector and the Aylmer sector, as well as the municipality of Chelsea. Eventually what will happen is that the park could potent

Transport committee  Yes.

Transport committee  Yes, the national capital region.

Transport committee  We've been advocating for the establishment of a buffer zone around Gatineau Park, especially toward the north so that connections can be maintained between Gatineau Park and areas north of the park. There are a number of fairly interesting areas north of Gatineau Park, including

Transport committee  We do not see why that would not be possible. It is quite simple, all we have to do is take the National Parks Act and copy a relevant part of it into Bill C-37. Gatineau Park has a biodiversity that is just as important, if not more so, as the biodiversity we find in certain nat

Transport committee  Our opinion is that the NCC should not be allowed to divest lands that are a part of the national interest land mass, quite simply. We feel that Gatineau Park is already too small for the riches contained in that environment to be well protected. We have approached the NCC on a

Transport committee  We think that that is a good idea. We are currently working on the matter of protected areas in Quebec. Quebec is working hard to create new protected areas. We also believe that there should be links among these protected areas in order to allow species to move about. We think i

Transport committee  While Bill C-37 describes the park's boundaries, it allows these boundaries to be modified arbitrarily by Governor in Council, without the requirement for parliamentary approval. Canadians have every right to expect that the boundaries of Gatineau Park be enshrined in law in the

Transport committee  Mr. Chairman, ladies, gentlemen, it is my pleasure to submit to you our comments on Bill C-37. Before I begin, I would like to give you a little more information about our organization. The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, the CPAWS, is the best known organization in the