Ms. Jennifer Saxe at the Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee

On October 19th, 2017. See this statement in context.

October 19th, 2017 / 5 p.m.

Acting Director General, Marine Policy, Department of Transport

I think it's important that this moratorium act is an additional precautionary measure, and it is one of multiple measures that are in place.

There is the tanker exclusion zone, and laden oil tankers from Alaska to west coast ports and the northeastern United States do abide by this. This is something that is monitored, and consistently we have seen that industry does abide by that tanker exclusion zone.

This moratorium act is a complementary measure. It is an additional measure to provide that additional protection to the environment.

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