On May 16, two years ago almost to the day, I asked questions in the House of Commons of the government on the Beaufort issue, linked to overall carrying capacity in the region. I want to raise this because I think that if it's something you haven't examined, it is something that we had better examine quickly.
I know that the National Energy Board contradicted the Prime Minister this week by announcing that Canada really does need a serious re-examination of the offshore regulatory standards. I commend the chair of the NEB for doing so.
I want to turn to Mr. Borbey from DFO. I need to follow up on this line of questioning, because it really is linked not just to impacts monitoring but to environmental assessment.
Two years ago, I asked the government if it had an integrated management plan around the fast-tracking of the leases that were going forward for the Beaufort exploration for, at the time, BP, ConocoPhillips, and Imperial Oil, I believe. It's my understanding that an integrated management plan is mandatory under the oceans action plan.
At this stage, I've checked with the three companies involved. They don't have an integrated management plan, and we have never seen one. Do you know if the Government of Canada...? Has your department produced an integrated management plan?