Mel Arnold at the Environment and Sustainable Development Committee

September 22nd, 2026 / 3:35 p.m.

Conservative

Mel Arnold Conservative Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies, BC

This amendment you've proposed would add a subsection 125(7), which would read:

For greater certainty, for the purposes of this section, a disposal occurs whether or not any act or omission resulting in the disposal is intentional.

Would the liability apply to an accidental sinking or any action that could cause accidental disposal?

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