Environment committee  Yes.

Environment committee  In work done in partnership, there are problems at various levels, hence, I believe, the importance of cooperation. Aboriginal communities and a provincial government may not see eye to eye. The federal government is often the preferred liaison for the aboriginal communities. The

Environment committee  A partner-issue table was created under the northern plan, for example. The partner-issue table concept is a promising one for a national conservation plan. That table involved both the aboriginal communities and representatives of various regions and industries, as well as repre

Environment committee  As I mentioned earlier, the boreal forest is both a Quebec and Canadian issue given the extent of this vast resource. It is even an international conservation issue. Canada has a responsibility to preserve that asset. As regards the national conservation plan, the conservation o

Environment committee  As I said, the main idea of a national conservation plan is to combine our strengths by working in partnership with the various levels of government, industry, the NGOs and the public to increase awareness through various programs. The more information on each party's action plan

Environment committee  Unfortunately, I am not at home and I do not have the documentation with me. If you wish, however, I could send that information to the committee.

Environment committee  With regard to agriculture, I believe that farmers are open to the idea of doing their part for conservation. As for scientific research and knowledge transfer, it is important that there be both basic and applied research, which would enable us to obtain concrete results. It is

Environment committee  I want to clarify one point concerning environmental assessments and cumulative effects. Studying a project on a case-by-case basis of course makes it possible to reduce the impact on the site itself, but the overall vision, that is to say of a number of various projects, is sign

Environment committee  As I explained earlier, biodiversity simultaneously means diversity of species and populations as well as genetic and ecosystem diversity. To answer your question more specifically, some species may definitely be harmful, particularly invasive exotic species. To maintain the natu

Environment committee  Quebec and conservation commitments are a current issue. There are some promising initiatives, such as the idea of implementing an ecological plan in the area north of the 49th parallel in Quebec. In fact, those initiatives are being taken elsewhere in Canada. So it can be done i

Environment committee  The two orders of government have their own jurisdictions. In certain cases, and to address conservation targets, procedures must clearly be implemented jointly, to create protected marine areas, for example. The federal government has an important role to play. It is important t

Environment committee  For us, this is definitely a change that is not headed in the right direction.

Environment committee  As regards the act respecting fish habitat—

Environment committee  Knowledge acquisition is definitely an important point. As for research, perhaps we must adopt a long-term vision. The research we conduct today may help us do a better job of preserving our natural heritage in 20 years. That's a vision that we must adopt if we want to be a conse

Environment committee  In this case, I think Environment Canada would be the appropriate organization.