That's because the SOPF is a uniquely Canadian fund, as opposed to the HNS fund, which is international. I'm getting that now.
On the issue of whether or not there's ever been a spill.... I really appreciate your comments about this. The convention isn't in place, so we can't know if there's ever been a spill. Transport Canada admitted to us that they have not done a risk analysis. They don't know what kind of spill would generate what kind of cost, because they've not done the risk analysis. The preparedness panel has not actually studied HNS yet. They're working on it next.
We are unsure of what the ultimate cost could be, but there is a fear among Canadians based on things like Exxon Valdez, Lac-Mégantic, etc., that costs will ultimately be borne by the taxpayer and that's not good. The HNS fund topped up by SOPF sounds like a really, really good idea.
If that's the case and there's been no risk analysis, it's kind of an abundance of prudence. Would you not agree?