There's great interest in a Line 9 reversal because it holds the promise of bringing a less costly light crude, initially, to Quebec and maybe Atlantic Canada, to the refineries in Lévis, in Montreal, and in Saint John. I was just at the Ultramar refinery in Lévis. I will be going fairly soon to the Irving Oil refinery in Saint John. It will create jobs. It will provide a lesser cost crude to the refineries. It has the potential for reducing the cost of fuel at the pump. It's quite positive.
Our government is providing new resources to ensure that the Canadian pipeline system is the safest in the world. In the jobs, growth, and long-term economic prosperity budget, new funding was devoted to increasing pipeline safety. The new funding in supplementary estimates (B) will allow the National Energy Board to hire new safety staff. The additional staff will allow the NEB to increase the number of annual inspections it conducts by 50%, from 100 to 150. It will also double the number of comprehensive audits conducted on its regulated companies. The funding will be, as I mentioned, cost recovered from industry.
Our government remains committed to having the strongest pipeline safety regime in the world.