Mary Jane McCallum, Manitoba.

Thank you. Welcome to the Senate. First of all, I would like to request a list of all the First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have been consulted and those who haven’t either. It would be good to bring them in as witnesses.

So Bill S-14 would establish that Akami-Uapishku-KakKasuak-Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve in Newfoundland and Labrador. A national park reserve is a region that is intended to become a national park but where there are outstanding land claims by Indigenous groups that have yet to be settled.

What outstanding land claims are there with respect to this national park reserve, and which Indigenous groups have claims? What co-management agreements are in place for the park, and how do Indigenous communities share management and planning responsibilities for the park with Parks Canada?

What about the other parks that are there? Are there outstanding land claims with those as well?

Could we have a list of those?

I would like to go back to the traditional land users and that definition, because the ones that are in there are all individuals who have been born or adopted into that area. But we have the NunatuKavut Community Council, which is a group, and they don’t have section 35 rights established yet. Is it common practice that you negotiate with people that are trying to establish — because this is creating controversy in the Indigenous community. Is it common practice that you do that? Where are the section 35 rights holders? Because I don’t see them listed here, and there would have to be some.

Is there contention between the right holders versus the — ?

I want to go back to the question of biodiversity. In the two sections of the bill under “protection of natural environment,” you have two different definitions. One is under the Canada National Parks Act, and the other one is the Rouge National Urban Park Act. Those are different, yet there is nothing in there to look at biodiversity and the ecosystem. Could you explain the difference?

When we look at the protection of the natural environment — I’m thinking of zebra mussels and blue-green algae — do you have that occurring in any of the national parks?

Can you comment on the blue-green algae?

In the act, under explanatory notes, clause 2, it says “the use, transportation and temporary storage of pesticides and other toxic substances.” What is that about?

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