Transport committee  I would agree with my colleague. Furthermore, the NCC has in the past purchased properties on the open market, even recently, so it's not a difficult process for the NCC to do that. I think over time, when properties become available, if they want to bid on them, then of course t

Transport committee  I've had great difficulty trying to determine that.

Transport committee  I'm not sure either. There are municipal regulations that cover how you can deal with your property. I would think those are largely sufficient within our municipality. We should have full enjoyment of our homes. If a property has room for another lot, if you own the property, yo

Transport committee  I would agree. I'd support that.

Transport committee  I can't comment. Because of the traffic on that road, I don't go down there very often.

Transport committee  Do you mean things that private property owners would undertake?

Transport committee  There are no restrictions. There are certain municipal restrictions on the size of trees you can remove and things like that, but as I said, the NCC has done a pretty good job and continues to do that. I'm not sure if in the bill itself just making their mandate more streamlined

Transport committee  Any homeowner takes pride in taking care of his or her property.

Transport committee  As I said earlier, the NCC has been pretty good about maintaining the park, and we, as property owners, are also very much involved in taking care of our own. We're involved with lake testing and cleanup and things like that. I don't actually--

Transport committee  I agree with Mr. Garand. The Meech Lake Association is made up of single-family homeowners essentially, and we enjoy the same rights and privileges as homeowners in the municipality of Chelsea, where we live, in the province of Quebec, and in the country. We've always believed th

Transport committee  Private property pre-dates the NCC, the Federal District Commission, and Gatineau Park. Chelsea residents and members of both associations can trace their roots back to the turn of the last century. Indeed, some of the members of these two associations represent family land holdi