Thank you, Madam Chair.
I want to thank Ms. Rascanin and her team for trying to find an initial answer to my question. However, I must admit that I'm not sure whether I fully understood it. I'll need some clarifications.
You said that the amendments to the act proposed in this bill would give the minister new regulatory powers so that he can act more quickly in a given situation. However, I'm looking for information in the bill indicating that the victims in Yamachiche, for example, could have access to the type of compensation fund available to victims of an oil or hydrocarbon spill.
For instance, could we add victims of a marine incident to the list of people who can register for or request compensation? The victims' issues aren't resolved by the fact that the minister has additional regulatory powers that enable him to act more quickly to impose certain practices, as he did in the case of the restrictions concerning whale movements. The incident occurred. The question is what to do next.
In short, would the minister's regulatory powers enable victims to receive compensation?