Translation of "Disturbed Land Restoration Program " (English → French) :

Every year Environment Canada spends millions and millions of dollars on restoring habitat, addressing other threats to recover species at risk under the habitat stewardship program as well as taking action at the community level under the eco-action program to provide for clean air, water and land.

Mr. Speaker, while budget 2008 provided significant support for the forestry sector, since taking office, we have already provided numerous instances of initiatives directly benefiting the sector, including: concluding a softwood lumber agreement, restoring access to the U.S. market and resulting in the return of over $5 billion in duty deposits to Canadian producers; investing $127.5 million in the forest industry long term competitiveness initiative to support innovation and assist the forestry sector to shift toward higher value products to tap into new markets; and, establishing a $25 million forest communities ...[+++]program that will assist forest based communities to make informed decision making on the forest land base.

Credibility and faith in the management and enforcement of Pacific fisheries may be restored in the eyes of industry and the public by combining the requirements of the traceability program with mandatory landing of all seafood products at mandatory landing ports.

Even more, this program will help restore respect for the laws of the land, will help restore safety in our border communities and will help destroy smuggling rings.