Transport committee  I would not agree because it is impossible to establish market value in the absence of a market. In the case of a sale to the NCC, how is market value established? We feel that it should be an open market, and that the NCC is always free to buy the property on that market.

Transport committee  Yes.

Transport committee  That is right. We believe that the property owners should have the same rights as other Canadian citizens and that it should be an open real estate market.

Transport committee  I think that we would need to discuss this matter further with our board because this is a new concept. I am not able to answer you at present. On the one hand, this would be good, but on the other hand, this may remove rights from some people. So I am not sure how this compromis

Transport committee  As far as I'm concerned, yes. I am positive that the residents of Meech Lake would agree that this responsibility should lie with the NCC. We would support this type of mandate.

Transport committee  I'd rather not answer. I'm not sure, because I'm not part of the executive now.

Transport committee  I'm not sure what the reasons were, actually. I wasn't involved during the period when the request was made to close the beach, so I'd rather defer to Mr. Perras.

Transport committee  I just want to add that the Municipality of Chelsea obviously has a very green orientation. One example of what has been done recently was the hiring of someone whose specific mandate is to make sure that at a municipal level the water courses are protected and that kind of thing

Transport committee  I do not believe that kind of approach is necessary because at the moment, we are talking about private property. There are not many development opportunities. Moreover, I believe that would take away the rights of the people who already own private properties in the park.

Transport committee  Our approach concerns the respect for private properties situated in the park and their reasonable use—in the same way that other Canadians benefit from their own property. That is the long and the short of it. We have always wanted to have a good relationship with the NCC. It is

Transport committee  Chelsea and the two associations share the common and firmly held belief that there is no need for special legislation which restricts the resale of our residents' homes and properties. Any restriction on resale, such as the right of first refusal, is unnecessary and unfair: unne