C-38 An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and other measures
C-38 An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and other measures
That Bill C-38, in Clause 157, be amended by replacing lines 37 and 38 on page 178 with the following:
“and, subject to the regulations, after consulting relevant peer-reviewed science, considering public concerns and taking all appropriate measures to ensure that no ecosystem will be significantly adversely affected, renew it no more than once.
(1.1) Before issuing a permit referred to under subsection (1), the Minister shall ensure that the issuance of the permit will not have any adverse effects on critical habitat as it is defined in subsection 2(1) of the Species at Risk Act. ”