Thank you, Chair.
Welcome to our witnesses here today.
The first question I have today is going to go to Mr. Dahli.
First of all, you mentioned the papers on what's happening in Norway. I would love for that to be submitted to the committee for us to review. It's always important for us to be able to look at examples, not just within Canada but internationally, so I would love to be able to see those.
My question to you, Mr. Dahli, is about how in the notes that were provided to us here, on the second page, you say, “We therefore need”, and you talk about the requirement for “succinct criteria for evaluating and rating the safety and environmental risks of listed and reported pending derelict vessels, and a provision to alter its listings and response plans accordingly as so warranted.”
This really resonates with what I'm hearing from within the community, where people are expressing their concern that the bar is too low for the environmental impact that needs to be assessed before the boat can be pulled out and all the problems that go along with that. There are strict criteria. The bar is too high, so then they wait to get them pulled out and then they're sinking. Then they're bringing them back up to float again, and then they're sinking again. It's just this ongoing problem. I'm wondering if you can speak about how important these criteria are to seeing the necessary action being taken in a timely manner.