Environment committee  Mr. Godin, I certainly wouldn't be so bold as to tell you whether your thoughts are far-fetched. However, I want to support the point made by Ms. Cameron. It depends on the jurisdictions. In Quebec, for example, the provincial government has excellent legislation to protect landscapes.

Environment committee  I want to bring the conversation back to the experience I had in the environmental movement, where it's clear that the federal government has invested way more than $20 million in creating initiatives that allow communities to do work irrespective of where that work takes place.

Environment committee  I don't have a definite number, but I want to point out two things that I think are important. First off, it's clear that Parks Canada does not have the resources, the capacity, to fully invest in the conservation of the sites. When we look at their reports to Parliament indicating that a large proportion of them are in fair or poor condition, there's an issue that we need to pay attention to there.

Environment committee  I have just a quick point, realizing how little time there is.

Environment committee  Simply because we were talking about the model of individual support, which is really important, I want to make an echo of the environmental movement, where what we are doing is encouraging civil society to be invested through initiatives and programs that are funded by the federal government.

Environment committee  Perhaps I'll give you a pointer as to a big picture of where one could start. There is a slate of tools that can apply specifically to Parks Canada, and then there is a slate of tools to consider for the entire federal government. I should disclose that I used to be an Environment Canada employee, and that is where I learned a lot about how the environment is part of the consideration of action by all federal departments.

Environment committee  Given that Mr. Waldron was the registrar, he can provide more details that I can on the matter. However, I still want to clarify a point. It should be noted that this inventory contains sites that have already been designated. The issue therefore is not to determine whether the sites have value.

Environment committee  In 30 seconds, I will simply say there are a lot of initiatives that allow us to think about how we invest in energy efficiency, how we prepare impact assessments for our big infrastructure programs, and how to look at whether these places that we are about to evaluate should stay or not; that is, can they play an active role in fighting and addressing the challenges of climate change.

Environment committee  Thank you very much. The bigger context of that answer is that as a country we've already committed to thinking about how heritage fits into sustainable development aspects. If we were to translate that into policies and tools, we would need to start with the premise that was already highlighted by Mr.

Environment committee  I will certainly not pretend to speak on behalf of indigenous people. However, I will share some of the echos of what we've heard, and we have indigenous people on our board of directors. What we see is that Canada is not equipped to deal with protecting things that are important to our indigenous people.

Environment committee  Thank you very much, Madam Chair. On behalf of ICOMOS Canada, I would like to thank the committee for initiating this important study. We believe it is timely to address this subject, because it is about protecting a human right, addressing the challenges of climate change, and envisioning a sustainable future for our communities.