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Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of
Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances,
in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled ``An Act
respecting the protection of the Antarctic Environment''.
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The purpose of this enactment is to protect the Antarctic
environment, particularly by implementing the Protocol on
Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty.
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This enactment provides a permitting regime that gives the Minister
the necessary powers to ensure that the activities undertaken by
Canadian expeditions, Canadian vessels and Canadian aircraft in the
Antarctic are subject to an environmental impact assessment prior to
their occurrence.
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This enactment creates prohibitions to protect the Antarctic marine
environment, specially protected areas and historic sites and
monuments in the Antarctic, and species that are native to the Antarctic.
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