Preserve the Ottawa River

• As a follow up to his parliamentary motion calling on the government to protect and preserve the Ottawa River, Paul released a comprehensive Action Plan for federal action;
• Worked with the NCC to preserve the meadow habitat on the shores of Ottawa River;
• Successfully pressured the Minister of Environment to support the designation of the Ottawa River as a national heritage river – first step in gaining federal attention for our source of drinking water;
• Continued the pressure on the government for strong environmental regulations, consistent enforcement of those regulations and investment in our city infrastructure in light of the incident at the Petrie Island Beach.

Community Campaign to Protect Gatineau Park

• Paul reintroduced his private member’s bill C-311 and launched a community campaign to give the park the same protections as a national park.

Legislation introduced by Paul

• C-497 to ban use of bisphenol A
• C-510 to improve food labeling practices
• C-514 to regulate the bottled water industry