Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
That reminds me of Mr. Andrews' question, and what tends to happen both in Quebec City and Ottawa. It is almost a Liberal trend, or at least, something invented by the Liberal government—announcing funding for a specific project, and then making individual announcements, on a case-by-case basis, when the work is about to begin, then again when a progress report is made on the work that is underway, and then another announcement when the work is over. You can see how many announcements may end up being made about a single project. It can end up being announced ten times.
My question relates to prevention. I suppose the Department does do some planning in anticipation of potential disasters. The one in the Gulf of Mexico has been a shock and has made us realize the kind of thing that can happen.
Has the Department thought about an environmental disaster occurring in the Gulf of St. Lawrence where, rather than being filled with resources, it could be oil spilling from a ship, such as what happened with the Irving Whale off the coast of the Magdalen Islands. We have experienced this kind of thing before. What plan is in place to deal with a disaster such as this? Has this kind of thing been considered?