Emergency plans do not result in increased costs for the industry. There are two aspects to the authority given in the bill. First, if we ask someone in an industry with an emergency response assistance plan to respond for the government, we have to have a way to pay him. That is included in the bill. Second, the industry asked us to provide it with protection and indemnity. For example, if they drove over the lawn here in front of Parliament, they wanted to be sure that the government, not the industry, would have to repair it. The industry therefore is reimbursed for all of the expenses needed in order to put the plan into operation, as well as getting the necessary insurance.
As for the plans, they already exist. They have been in operation since 1985. They have been validated by the previous department. The only costs are to keep them up to date, which is necessary for safety. The issue is whether we can use them if a security-related incident ever occurred. That is the objective of this bill: being able to activate the plans if a security-related incident happens in Canada.