I would like to go back to what Ms. Charlton mentioned about the lack of precision and the fact that there are a lot of conditional points in the provisions.
I would like more specifically to talk about the pipelines claims tribunal which would be set up by the National Energy Board in the case of a spill, for instance. Mr. Labonté, can you tell me specifically what the criteria would be to justify setting up such a tribunal? In what circumstances would such a tribunal be created? Would it be following a complaint, the launching of legal action, or an investigation?
Can you give us more information about how the decision would be made to establish a tribunal? Would the creation of a tribunal absolutely have to be preceded by the start of an investigation? From the perspective of public interest, what would the difference be between having a case heard before a National Energy Board administrative tribunal and having it heard by a court of justice? Would this make a difference to the guilty businesses?
I am asking all of these questions to find out what the conditions would be that would lead to the creation of such a tribunal.