We had every intention of keeping the committee in the picture on vessel safety. The minister has been very clear on this. The minister's direction has been very clear to the department that we need to put a focus on this MOU as a direct result of that direction.
The committee's interest in this area has been extremely helpful, but certainly it was not in any way, shape, or form my intention or the department's intention to somehow not inform the committee. In fact, we welcome the inquiry. Every one of the forums that the minister has co-chaired with provincial colleagues for the most part have gotten into this issue of vessel size.
In that context, I think the question of vessel safety is very definitely a question for the minister. He's given very clear direction to the department to move on this, and the MOU is one result of that.