Thank you to our witnesses for appearing today.
I was looking at the speaking notes related to amendments to the Canada Shipping Act. The final paragraph begins as follows, “In conclusion, these amendments are an important first step towards achieving our goal of establishing a World Class Tanker Safety System in Canada.”
If you'll permit me a moment to correct the record, it's actually not the first step but one in a series of actions and steps already taken by our government, including increasing the number of inspections on all foreign tankers, and increasing funding for the national aerial surveillance program in order to keep a watchful eye on tankers moving through Canadian waters. Also, I know that there's increased scientific research on non-conventional petroleum products and systems of navigational aids. There's a number of steps that we've taken, so this may be, more accurately, sort of the first legislative step related to our move to a world-class tanker safety system in Canada.
You mentioned, Mr. Meisner, a review that's been undertaken of compensation regimes. Was that related simply to the question of oil spills or to HNS or both?