Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Committee, we're still on clause 14 and also still on page 9 of the bill. PV-4 proposes to delete lines 4 to 9.
The effect of this is to remove ministerial discretion as it applies to the absolute liability limit. This is again based on evidence that the committee heard from Ecojustice that eliminating the discretion of the Minister of Natural Resources to reduce absolute liability levels to below the legislated level of $1 billion, and this is also.... Ecojustice cited advice from the National Energy Board in finding that this was not appropriate. There should not remain a ministerial discretion to reduce the levels of absolute liability below $1 billion.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.