Ms. Lui, you spoke about Mountain Equipment Co-op, which published a list of 40 navigable waterways that are important for leisure activities but are not protected anymore. I am trying to understand why.
Of course it is always possible to add a river to the current list, but it seems that no one has done so. And so I am putting the question to all the witnesses. Why has this never happened since 2012? Is it because of the complexity of the process or because of the realities of life?
Is it because, if people are not facing a construction project involving a navigable waterway, they do not necessarily feel the need to have that lake or river added immediately to the list? However, they think of it when a problem arises.
Do you know anyone who went through the necessary process to have a lake or a river added to the list? Otherwise, what do you propose to improve the system?