Transport committee  No, I'm fine.

Transport committee  That's correct. We will adjust our capabilities and our equipment based on the products that move through our area.

Transport committee  Well, the project is still in the proposal phase. It's still being looked at; it's not a done deal. As I said before, we continue to move and we're adding 16 new full-time people, so that's an increase of 50% in staff. We're adding $6.5 million in equipment this year, which is pr

Transport committee  Our job as a response organization is not to oppose or support any particular projects but to be aware of proposed projects and to look at what the impacts would be on our preparedness. We have worked closely with Enbridge on northern gateway to see what their potential risks wou

Transport committee  Certainly we are headed in the right direction. We are a full-time staff of around 30. We are adding 16 new people this year, and we'll continue to grow. We are looking at a number of initiatives that will enhance our capabilities, including additional bases and faster response t

Transport committee  That's correct.

Transport committee  We were working for a client in that particular incident, and that information is theirs. If they choose to release it, then they can, but I'm sorry, we cannot release that information.

Transport committee  Yes, we do.

Transport committee  I'm sorry, I don't have that information immediately available, but it's certainly in the millions of dollars.

Transport committee  It was a synthetic bitumen. It was an albian synbit, I believe. The response techniques we used with that particular product were no different from the response techniques we use on other products that we respond to. The oil behaved very similarly to all the other oils, the bunke

Transport committee  Bitumen is not being shipped through the pipeline. It's a diluted bitumen. Certainly bitumen and diluted bitumen do have different properties. There have been many studies on diluted bitumen and the effects in the environment and its floating or sinking abilities.

Transport committee  That's correct. When we attend an oil handling facility spill without a ship involved, we will contact Transport Canada, and they will put in place a temporary measure to ensure that we are covered under responder immunity. This needs to be taken care of within the legislation, s

Transport committee  I've submitted some of my notes, which will be translated and later distributed, but in clause 68 of Bill C-3 the term “agent” is being reinserted into subsection 181(2) and the term “oil handling facility” is being added to the definition of “response operation”. That is the spe

Transport committee  I'm sorry to interrupt, but I'd also defer to Mr. O'Connor, if he has any input on that comment as well.

Transport committee  No, it would be hard to quantify that.