Out east, the C-NLOPB is the primary joint regulatory body between the federal government and the provincial government of Newfoundland. It helps make sure that our offshore resources develop responsibly and that producers act accordingly.
A major disappointment for many people in our province a couple of weeks ago was an oil spill at Husky as they were starting up production following a crazy storm, a storm that actually caused seismic measurements within our province. People were quite concerned that a producer would start up production, as is their right to do, when conditions would not even allow ROVs to go in the water to monitor the situation. Conditions were too rough for them to deploy the very safety mechanisms to prevent and capture spills that would have been necessary.
I'm wondering whether you have considered whether the C-NLOPB should have additional authority to stop production and start it again. I'm told in the media and by others that this is one of the things that have prevented the C-NLOPB from having the bite it needs to back up its bark.