Environment committee  Yes, I think it's very important the way the amendment is structured now in terms of proposed subsections 6(1) and 6(2). I think we have clarity in proposed subsection 6(1) about how the maintenance or restoration of ecological integrity will be the first priority when considerin

Environment committee  Is it okay if I take this one? Ecological integrity is extremely important for the Government of Canada, for the Province of Ontario, for stakeholders, and for Parks Canada itself. We can look at the decades of experience that Parks Canada has had in applying ecological integrit

Environment committee  Thank you very much for the question. I think it's important to look at the act in its entirety. If you look at section 4, which is the reasons for establishment, I think you see what all the stakeholders who came together determined was the vision for the park and the reasons fo

Environment committee  Jim, do you want to...? Did I summarize that?

Environment committee  Yes, I think it's that second one, the concern of something brand new coming in at the very last minute. I think there is agreement on the reasons for establishment of the park and the vision for the park, and that's found in section 4.

Environment committee  Yes, sorry, that's section 4 in Bill C-40, the Rouge National Urban Park Act.

Environment committee  Maybe I can read section 4, Madam Chair, if that's okay.

Environment committee  It says: Rouge National Urban Park, which is described in the schedule, is established for the purposes of protecting and presenting, for current and future generations, the natural and cultural heritage of the Park and its diverse landscapes, promoting a vibrant farming commun

Environment committee  I wanted to say our park wardens will be committed to enforcing the legislation and to protecting natural, cultural, and agricultural resources. Right now that's done by a collection of conservation officers in other jurisdictions such as the province who are not stationed in th

Environment committee  Yes.

Environment committee  We've been working with the first nations since November 2011. We set up an advisory circle with the 10 first nations so we could understand how they wanted to be involved and their hopes and aspirations for being involved in everything from protection to presentation. What we le

Environment committee  It is the seven Williams Treaty, the Six Nations and the Huron-Wendat, the 10, but we can give you the exact list if you'd like.