Natural Resources committee  There is no issue in bitumen, in terms of pipeline safety or corrosivity. It is a complete fallacy. We've done a lot of science on this. In the simplest possible terms, I would point to the operating record of systems that have operated moving dilbit. They are not experience any

Natural Resources committee  Yes, I was aware of that letter. I think that is further evidence of any and all tactics to try to undermine the safe delivery of energy across the country. The purpose of rail and pipelines is very different. Their functioning is very different. One is a tube of steel, a metre u

Natural Resources committee  The pipeline in question, Line 9, which is owned and operated by Enbridge, was built in the mid-seventies for the express purpose of bringing western crude oil into Montreal. The direction that's being proposed now is actually a re-reversal and a return to normal. The added poss

Natural Resources committee  No, I see none at all. I'm pleased to see that it is going forward into a major hearing, as it should, under the National Energy Board. It's heavily regulated across environment, safety, economics, etc., and there will be ample opportunity for public participation and crown consu

Natural Resources committee  Well, thank you. I really just wanted to build on what Mr. Wharton was saying. I happen to be on the board of Climate Change Emissions Management Corporation, and Don's absolutely right that the level of investment from essentially the carbon-pricing mechanism and that tech fund

Natural Resources committee  I was just going to get there actually—

Natural Resources committee  I'll make one point.

Natural Resources committee  I will just give a very quick finishing to the other point, because it goes right to the heart of this. Through those kinds of mechanisms you can seek tailored, big-splash adventures that invite people to come forward with cool ideas and ways to vet, support and grow those ideas.

Natural Resources committee  I'll try to be quick to leave Mr. Thompson some time. First, I have a correction. There have been very few oil spills but of the ones in Canada over the last five to 10 years, the one that occurred in British Columbia was directly related to a third-party hit. That was a municip

Natural Resources committee  What I can tell you is that of the case studies we have done, the two more significant Canadian incidents that we looked at were close to 95% recovered after two years, but I would not want to count on that as an unequivocal figure on average. Of the cases we've looked at so far,

Natural Resources committee  Absolutely, yes. Our shippers need us to be reliable. It is absolutely the ethical thing to do. These people wake up every day and that's what's on their minds. Let's face it. A spill is extraordinarily expensive, not only for the shutdown entailed, but of course for the cleanup

Natural Resources committee  I am somewhat. I've not read it in detail but I'm certainly aware of the general issue.

Natural Resources committee  Clearly, no. I think it's well understood that there is a market distortion due to a shortage of pipeline capacity at this point in time that is costing Canadians billions of dollars every year.

Natural Resources committee  Yes, that's correct. What is happening right now on any given day—and the numbers change depending on the price of crude, but for the sake of argument this is what happens on a typical day—we are essentially giving to our American friends $40 million of Canadian dollars. We're ge

Natural Resources committee  I think anything that goes toward transparent, effective improvements in performance contributes to social licence to operate. That is exactly the path we have been on for a number of decades, and the numbers are clear. At this point, we need to continue that journey and press fo