Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good morning, sir and madam.
The thing that has struck me since the committee began discussing this issue is how many stakeholders there are when a tragedy such as the one in the Gulf of Mexico happens. As recently as Tuesday, someone from the Canadian Coast Guard told us that in the event of an incident, the Department of Transport could be involved, as could the Department of National Defence and the contractor. That is a lot of people. There are also the territorial representatives, such as yourselves, and the provincial ones. We know that Quebec could have a stake, given its shore.
In your wildest dreams, what would be the best possible contingency scenario to deal with a crisis? Should the federal government manage the crisis? If not, should that role be left to the private corporation, as is happening right now in the Gulf of Mexico?