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Environment committee Yes, just that I agree completely with Mr. Miller. There's one thing that came through in the consultations. People would love to visit Sable Island, but they also said that they understand why they shouldn't, so they would like to have a virtual visit. We have received a number
June 17th, 2013Committee meeting
Leonard Preyra
Environment committee Thank you. Since I don't have the confidence, the vocabulary or the grammar necessary to speak very accurately in French, I will answer in English. I apologize. The problem is that the Canada Shipping Act is a bit of an anachronism. Having the coast guard manage Sable Island i
June 17th, 2013Committee meeting
Leonard Preyra
Environment committee I know the answers have been couched in “in the present” and “in the past”, but the future process is going to be significantly different. It will be guided by a new player at the table, Parks Canada, and the Offshore Petroleum Board protocol that will result from a series of pub
June 17th, 2013Committee meeting
Leonard Preyra
Environment committee Yes, definitely, and I think the point being made here is that there was a directive given on strategic environmental assessments that already is pretty rigorous and this will just add to that.
June 17th, 2013Committee meeting
Leonard Preyra
Environment committee The actual public process started a long time ago, as some of the parties at the table know, but we introduced the bill in this past spring's sitting. There was unanimous consent in the legislature. We had similar types of discussions to what we're having here, but it did go thro
June 17th, 2013Committee meeting
Leonard Preyra
Environment committee Yes. Parks Canada really is to be commended for the consultations and the process that resulted. The broad parameters that were established were a result of those consultations, including delegating to Parks Canada the authority to manage the island, both in terms of the visitati
June 17th, 2013Committee meeting
Leonard Preyra
Environment committee There has been a significant amount of consultation leading up to it. The Mi'kmaq in fact wrote a letter saying that they agreed with the creation of Sable national park. There have been discussions with Parks Canada that have also resulted in an agreement where Parks Canada wi
June 17th, 2013Committee meeting
Leonard Preyra
Environment committee There's no question about it, and if you don't mind, Mr. Chair, I'll give a little longer answer. I think one of the things we need to remember is that these licences preceded the creation of this park, which puts us in an unusual situation. Our understanding is, and as Mr. Pink
June 17th, 2013Committee meeting
Leonard Preyra
Environment committee I think they still stand, because at the moment what we're seeing is an alignment of different forces. You have different levels of government agreeing. You have a whole variety. You have new unanimity among the stakeholders. You have the industry involved. Bringing about that
June 17th, 2013Committee meeting
Leonard Preyra
Environment committee I think there are two different questions there, and Zoe might be in a better position to answer part of it. The questions around habitat protection and the flora and fauna of Sable Island and the protection of Sable Island itself are separate from any issues relating to oil an
June 17th, 2013Committee meeting
Leonard Preyra
Environment committee I just barely got it in.
June 17th, 2013Committee meeting
Leonard Preyra
Environment committee Thank you, Mr. Chair. Members of the committee, good evening, bonsoir. It's a pleasure and an honour to be here today to mark another significant step in the process to designate Sable Island as Canada's 43rd national park reserve. As you are aware, on October 17, 2011 Nova S
June 17th, 2013Committee meeting
Leonard Preyra
Environment committee Oh, no, I'm not ending here. I'm just cutting out pages 5 and 6.
June 17th, 2013Committee meeting
Leonard Preyra
Environment committee I always thank people who ask questions about this legislation. I was talking with Ms. Rempel earlier about how great the questions have been and how non-partisan they've been. The direction of the questions is really all about protecting Sable Island. It's a very heartening proc
June 17th, 2013Committee meeting
Leonard Preyra