According to the decision tree, in terms of delegation of authority, the Joint Coordination Centre calls the local police. Since the coordination centres are staffed by people from both the Coast Guard and the Canadian Forces, that depends on the person in the position at the time. However, it's really the coordination centre that decides whether or not to continue the search. As I explained earlier, we really have to consider whether there is a sufficient chance of finding a survivor at that point. We conduct all possible searches to find the person, then we move on to the—pardon the expression—recovery stage. When the decision is made, it is then communicated to the local police department. In those situations, this is done at the local level because it's easier to find the people on the ground. I don't want to go into all the details, but the delegation is made by the Rescue Coordination Centre.
On May 29th, 2008. See this statement in context.