The environment is a shared jurisdiction under the Constitution Act 1867, and Quebec's jurisdiction is also recognized in the British North America Act, 1867. By rejecting the concept of co-operation and by imposing title to the territory as an essential condition for the creation of marine conservation areas, the federal government is disregarding Quebec's jurisdiction over the environment, a further intrusion into areas of provincial jurisdiction.
En refusant le principe de collaboration et en imposant, comme condition essentielle à la création des aires marines de conservation, la propriété du territoire, le gouvernement fédéral passera outre les juridictions québécoises en matière d'environnement, une autre intrusion dans les champs de compétence des provinces.