Motion · S4M-12254 · 4 Feb 2015
Caledonian Canal, World First
The motion
That the Parliament appreciates that the Caledonian Canal, in the parliamentary constituency of Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, was the most technically advanced trans-sea ship canal when it fully opened in 1822, unsurpassed in scale until the Panama Canal opened 92 years later; acknowledges that the canal, which is now seven years short of its bicentenary year, took 17 years to complete, providing employment to some 1,800 Highlanders, and is currently used by ships to avoid perilous routes around the north of Scotland; understands that the canal’s construction advanced engineering knowledge and that it remained the preeminent canal of its kind until the opening in 1914 of the Panama Canal, which was 12 miles shorter than its Highland rival, and celebrates that the canal, from the Moray Firth to the Atlantic, remains a major Highland tourist attraction to this day.
Supporters (27)
- Claudia Beamish 5 Feb 2015
- Colin Beattie Scottish National Party 5 Feb 2015
- Chic Brodie 5 Feb 2015
- Jackson Carlaw 5 Feb 2015
- Bruce Crawford 5 Feb 2015
- Murdo Fraser Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 5 Feb 2015
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 5 Feb 2015
- Rob Gibson 5 Feb 2015
- Adam Ingram 5 Feb 2015
- Alison Johnstone 5 Feb 2015
- Bill Kidd 5 Feb 2015
- Richard Lyle 5 Feb 2015
- Angus MacDonald 5 Feb 2015
- Gordon MacDonald 5 Feb 2015
- Mike MacKenzie 5 Feb 2015
- Joan McAlpine 5 Feb 2015
- Jamie McGrigor 5 Feb 2015
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 5 Feb 2015
- Gil Paterson 5 Feb 2015
- Mary Scanlon 5 Feb 2015
- Kevin Stewart 5 Feb 2015
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 5 Feb 2015
- John Wilson 5 Feb 2015
- Jackie Baillie Scottish Labour 9 Feb 2015
- Dennis Robertson 9 Feb 2015
- John Finnie 12 Feb 2015
- Bob Doris Scottish National Party 26 Feb 2015
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.