The National Parks (reposting with new information.)

 

A Fraser Institute document from the 1980's. The National Parks in British Columbia are Yoho, Kootenay, Glacier, Mount Revelstoke, Pacific Rim, Gulf Islands and Gwaii Haanas.

Also, government officials wanted to transfer Stanley Park to the City of Vancouver but Prime Minister Brian Mulroney refused to consider that idea.

House of Commons Ottawa March 15, 1972 The Hon. Martin O'Connell (Minister of Labour) Liberal: "In our government's four years in office our national parks have increased from 18 to 28. There is a 50 per cent increase in the area set aside in perpetuity for national parks. Canada leads all nations in the world in land set aside for future generations."

House of Commons Ottawa February 24, 1970 The Hon. Jack Marshall (Humber-St. Georges-Barbe) Liberal: "National parks are a national domain set aside by the Parliament of Canada for all the people."

House of Commons Ottawa March 19, 1998 Bill C-29, an Act to Amend the National Parks Act: MP Nelson Riis (Kamloops, BC) New Democratic Party) "Members can probably tell that I do not support Bill C-29 at this point. This bill involves a great deal of Canada: 31 national parks, 786 historic sites, a number of historical canal systems (Rideau Canal), 661 sites that are ecologically or environmentally significant, 165 heritage railway stations, 31 heritage river systems and others..."

MP Howard Hilstrom (Selkirk-Interlake) Reform: "Mr. Speaker I am quite interested in the financial aspects of this bill. Is there a possibility of foreign interests getting involved in our parks system?"

MP Nelson Riis: "...Obviously the answer is yes."