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D. whereas such acts of destruction of cultural and historical sites and objects are not new and are not confined to Iraq and Syria and whereas according to UNESCO ‘cultural heritage is an important component of the cultural identity of communities, groups and individuals, and of social cohesion, so that its intentional destruction may have adverse consequences on human dignity and human rights’; whereas, according to UNESCO and o ...[+++]thers, the looting and smuggling of cultural and religious sites and objects in Iraq and Syria, in particular by ISIS/Da’esh, is being used to help fund ISIS/Da’esh’s terrorist activities, with the result that artistic and cultural goods are transformed into ‘war weapons’;

Europe's rich underwater cultural heritage – shipwrecks and archaeological sites submerged by rising sea-levels – is largely hidden, in danger through increasing human activities at sea and its economic potential unrealised.

In my great riding of Leeds—Grenville this summer, people can visit the following sites of significance in Canada's history: the Battle of the Windmill National Historic Site near Prescott, where in 1838 British troops and local militia defeated an invasion force of 300 American and Canadian rebels and prevented them from capturing Fort Wellington; Fort Wellington, which was built during the War of 1812 to defend the St. Lawrence River shipping route; the St. Lawrence Islands National Park, a tiny jewel with a rich and complex natural and human history; ...[+++] the 1810 Old Stone Mill in Delta, which showcases milling technology and 1800s industrial heritage; and the best part of the Rideau Canal, which, including Fort Henry and the Kingston Fortifications, is a world heritage site.

With respect to culture and heritage, Tsawwassen First Nation can make laws to preserve, promote and develop culture and language, conserve and protect heritage resources on its lands, and deal with archaeological materials, sites and ancient human remains.

- 2 - The Commission intends to continue this action in favour of the architectural heritage: the 1991 theme will focus consideration on edifices or sites which bear witness to human activities in industry, agriculture and crafts.

Svend Robinson moved, That Bill C-9, in Clause 1, be amended (a) by replacing line 5 on page 1 with the following: " " study" , " environment" , " environmental effect" and " exclusion list" in subsection" " environmental effect" means, in respect of a project, (a) any change that the project may cause in the environment in the short-term and long-term, including any change in health and socio-economic conditions, any change that is likely to result from the project in combination with other projects or activities that have been or are being carried out or are reasonably anticipated and any change in physical and cultural heritage, in the aboriginal ...[+++]or treaty rights of Aboriginal peoples, including the use of lands and resources by aboriginal persons, or in any structure, site or thing that is of historial, archaeological, paleontological or architectural significance; and (b) any change to the project that may be caused by the environment, whether any such change occurs within or outside Canada" (b) by adding after line 18 on page 2 the following: " " aboriginal government" means a council of a band within the meaning of the Indian Act or another governing body established under an agreement between Her Majesty in right of Canada and aboriginal people; " (c) by adding after line 21 on page 2 the following: " " significant adverse environmental effect " means an environmental effect that: (a) contravenes an applicable environmental legal standard; (b) displaces or endangers a designated or protected environmental feature or population; (c) displaces a human community; or (d) causes a proven chronic effect on human health" .