SOME OF THE HISTORY OF THE LIGHTHOUSE PROTECTION BILL
Below are links to two records in Hansard of bills which have been brought forward by Senator Pat Carney, which have eventually failed in the Government of Canada. Six times, similar bills have been presented in the past so far no success in their passing had been achieved.
Debates of the Senate (Hansard) 1st Session, 37th Parliament, Volume 139, Issue 121 Thursday, June 6, 2002
Debates of the Senate , (Hansard) Dec 12, 2007 Tributes to Senator Pat Carney on the occasion of the announcement of her retirement from the Senate.
or SEE PDF: retirement tributes december12 2007
In February 2007, Bill S-220 is the latest attempt to have heritage protection assigned to lighthouses. Here is a good description of it from the website of Heritage Canada.
WIKIPEDIA DESCRIPTION OF BILL S-220 ,( now S-215)
Dec 13, 2007 Bill S -215
This enactment protects federally-owned heritage lighthouses by providing a means for their designation as heritage lighthouses; by providing an opportunity for public consultation before alterations are made to a designated heritage lighthouse; by requiring public notice before the transfer, sale or demolition of a designated heritage lighthouse; and by requiring that designated heritage lighthouses be maintained in a manner consistent with accepted conservation standards
The official version is located here:
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/content/Senate/Bills/392/public/S-215/S-215_3/S-215_text-e.htm
BILL S-215 .. Senator Pat Carney re-introduced the Act as Bill S-215 on November 1, 2007 – our seventh attempt in seven years to gain protection for heritage lighthouses.
Larry Miller Bill S-215, was presented by the Honourable Larry Miller in the House of Commons in Ottawa on March 11, 2008. Also link to Hansard debate record here.
APRIL 11, 2008: Report of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans:
http://cmte.parl.gc.ca/cmte/CommitteePublication.aspx?SourceId=233960 “In accordance with its Order of Reference of Tuesday, March 11, 2008, your Committee has considered Bill S-215, An Act to protect heritage lighthouses, and agreed on Thursday, April 10, 2008, to report it with the following amendments:….”
For the minutes and discussions of the DFO Committee meetings from April 1 to 10, 2008. See the following:
Note.. They are also currently indexed on the House of Commons Standing Committee of DFO Schedule: http://cmte.parl.gc.ca/cmte/CommitteeList.aspx?Lang=1&PARLSES=392&JNT=0&SELID=e21_&COM=13188
April 10:minutes: http://cmte.parl.gc.ca/cmte/CommitteePublication.aspx?SourceId=234172&Lang=1&PARLSES=392&JNT=0&COM=13188
evidence: http://cmte.parl.gc.ca/cmte/CommitteePublication.aspx?SourceId=234646&Lang=1&PARLSES=392&JNT=0&COM=13188
April 8: minutes: http://cmte.parl.gc.ca/cmte/CommitteePublication.aspx?SourceId=233438&Lang=1&PARLSES=392&JNT=0&COM=13188
evidence: http://cmte.parl.gc.ca/cmte/CommitteePublication.aspx?SourceId=235344&Lang=1&PARLSES=392&JNT=0&COM=13188
April 3:minutes: http://cmte.parl.gc.ca/cmte/CommitteePublication.aspx?SourceId=232763&Lang=1&PARLSES=392&JNT=0&COM=13188
evidence: http://cmte.parl.gc.ca/cmte/CommitteePublication.aspx?SourceId=234575&Lang=1&PARLSES=392&JNT=0&COM=13188
April 1: minutes: http://cmte.parl.gc.ca/cmte/CommitteePublication.aspx?SourceId=232532&Lang=1&PARLSES=392&JNT=0&COM=13188