Basically, the problem is that we are replacing one ship with another. At the moment, the Canadian Coast Guard is not able to provide ocean-going tug service should a supertanker run into difficulty in Canadian waters and need help.
We do not have ships of that kind. The Canadian Coast Guard's present plan does not call for any. It is all very well to consider replacing 15 helicopters with 15 others, but that does not consider what the needs will be when the helicopters arrive.
There are no projections for what the Canadian Coast Guard will have to be doing in 15 years. In all the documents I have seen, I have read nothing about that. Even the increase in Canadian coastal shipping is not considered at the moment.