David McGuinty at the Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee

On June 15th, 2006. See this statement in context.

June 15th, 2006 / 11:20 a.m.

Liberal

David McGuinty Liberal Ottawa South, ON

Thank you.

You mention on page 4 that there are on average 60 ships and more than 20 companies engaged in international shipping that have obtained full statutory certification for their safety management systems. We do not have mandatory application of these SMS regulations for Canadian domestic shipping, but you're promoting voluntary adoption.

Why would we not have mandatory application of these SMS regulations for domestic shipping?

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