Thank you, Mr. Speaker. With the cold weather today, it’s really hard to start talking about summer and our beaches, especially about safety. Recently, the coroner tabled a report on the findings of a young boy’s accidental drowning on June 27, 2013, at Fred Henne Territorial Park. Within the coroner’s report, there are strong recommendations and comments about the assistance of the Royal Life Saving Society of Canada, methods that this government should be following to make our beaches safer.

Sadly, it is also mentioned that all levels of protection must be a priority and implemented before lifeguards are to be considered. My questions today are for the Minister responsible for our parks, to seek some clarity.

Within the coroner’s report, it indicates: “Life Saving Society rates the level of protection at supervised beaches from level two to eight. In the aquatic safety audit, Fred Henne beach was rated level two, meaning there is signage to communicate safety messages to beach users. Increasing the beach level to seven would involve additional training for staff and the presence of additional rescue equipment; level eight beaches, lifeguard supervision.” Can the Minister indicate to us what level is our beach for this summer? Thank you.