Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I can speak to the incidents. How comprehensive the response was and whether all levels of government were involved may be for others to judge. Certainly, during the loss of the B.C. ferry Queen of the North in 2006, it was the local community in Hartley Bay that played a significant role in recovering and helping to aid the passengers who were able to get off that vessel prior to the sinking. Unfortunately, two souls were lost and presumed drowned.
Then there was the Leviathan II off the coast of Tofino. I may be wrong on the year, but I think it was 2015. That was a whaling vessel that capsized as a result of a severe encounter with a wave. Again, it was the local community that, first of all, identified that the vessel had gone down and then went out and recovered many of the passengers and crew who had ended up in the water.
Then, of course, when the Nathan E. Stewart went down, spilling 110,000 litres of diesel fuel, the local community of the Heiltsuk First Nation went out and helped with the environmental response.