There are certainly lessons. One could look to California, which has a detailed spill response plan that is incredibly detailed. It is down to the nuances of who is doing what, and when, and how it's going to be administered. I've looked at Environment Canada's oil spill response plan, which is about 14 pages long, and frankly, I found it a bit lacking. I think more nuance is needed. More details are needed, because, as we know, when a spill occurs is not the time when we need to be figuring out who is doing what. We need to be figuring out who is doing what before a spill occurs, and make sure that it is all running smoothly.
Certainly the federal departments need a bit more coordination and discussion. They really need to hammer out these details.