Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
Issue 20 - Seventh and Eighth Reports of the Committee
Thursday, May 31, 2007
The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources has the honour to present its
SEVENTH REPORT
Your Committee, to which was referred Bill S-209, An Act concerning personal watercraft in navigable waters, has, in obedience to the Order of Reference of Thursday, December 14, 2006, examined the said Bill and now reports the same without amendment.
Respectfully submitted,
TOMMY BANKS
Chair
Thursday, June 7, 2007
The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources has the honour to present its
EIGHTH REPORT
Your Committee, to which was referred Bill S-210, An Act to amend the National Capital Act (establishment and protection of Gatineau Park), has, in obedience to the Order of Reference of Wednesday, December 13, 2006, examined the said Bill and now reports the same with the following amendments:
1. Page 2, clause 4:
(a) Replace line 32 with the following:
"10.1 (1) There is hereby established a park"; and
(b) Add after line 34 the following:
"(2) Gatineau Park is hereby dedicated to the people of Canada for their benefit, education and enjoyment, subject to this Act and the regulations, and it shall be maintained and made use of so as to leave it unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.
(3) Maintenance or restoration of ecological integrity, through the protection of natural resources and natural processes, shall be the first priority of the Commission when considering all aspects of the management of Gatineau Park.".
2. Page 4, clause 5: Replace line 3 with the following:
"Park to anyone other than the Commission unless the person has given the right of".
Your Committee appends to this report certain observations relating to this Bill.
Respectfully submitted,
TOMMY BANKS
Chair
APPENDIX
TO THE
EIGHTH REPORT
OF THE
STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE
ON ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT
AND NATURAL RESOURCES
(BILL S-210 — OBSERVATIONS)
The Committee recommends that, in the interests of the ecological integrity of Gatineau Park, the National Capital Commission consider limiting automobile traffic in the Park, and consider the use of alternative fuel vehicles.