In the past 10 or 20 years, the biggest barrier to regulation change has been that the proposed amendments would result in higher operating costs for Canadian shipowners. We took part in consultations, but we could not support the recommendations in that they would lead to higher operating costs for Canadian shipowners. We have yet to find the silver-bullet solution. We are working on something now that may prove effective. We have never had any safety concerns. That was not an issue for Canadian ships. That is probably why attempts to fix the problem have taken so long.
On October 7th, 2009. See this statement in context.