Finance committee  Not directly. I think there is a potential, if the budget amendment is passed and it's easier to import a foreign-flagged ship into Canada...it's likely there could be increased activity. The board would be affected in terms of having more activity to regulate.

Finance committee  That is correct. Again, the bill deals with the importation of seismic vessels. The Offshore Petroleum Board is doing the regulation of the environmental effects and a full environmental assessment in consultation with the DFO, the coast guard, etc. That won't change; that remai

Finance committee  Mr. Chair and committee members, thank you for the opportunity to speak here today. I'm representing Nalcor Energy, the provincial energy corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador on the issue of proposed amendments to the Coasting Trade Act, amendments that we support. We're at