Thank you, Chair.
Thank you, Minister, for being here today.
Minister, as an extension of some of the pipeline questions that my colleague Mr. Allen was asking, as an Alberta MP I do have some concerns, obviously, with some of the discussion that has gone on, with some of the misinformation campaigns that have been used to try to stop the Northern Gateway pipeline. At the end of the pipeline, though, Minister, if we're going to diversify the energy sector for the Canadian economy and for the Alberta economy, which is good for the entire nation, we need to be able to get the international market price. We're not going to do that without tankers, because the pipeline can only get us to the edge of the sea.
About a month ago, Minister, you made an announcement on the government's initiatives insofar as tanker safety is concerned. I'm wondering if you could let us know what's involved, and at a detailed level if possible, with regard to the government's intentions on that and what the relevance might be as far as spending plans and priorities go.