Mr. Chair, the oceans protection plan funding will improve how Canada responds to marine emergencies by amending the Canada Shipping Act to enable the proactive management of marine emergencies and to cover more types of pollution, as committed in the budget of 2022. It will help with developing a coordinated national pollution response system, regardless of location or type of goods spilled. It will move forward with a sustainable hazardous and noxious substance preparedness and response framework to address marine pollution in Canada, while ensuring the health and safety of response for personnel and the public. It will also help with augmenting the national aerial surveillance program.
Funding to partners and departments for thee OPP also supports marine emergency response through the purchase of new pollution response vessels, communication tools and equipment, especially for the Arctic; the development of a national network of trained emergency response that includes multiple levels of government, indigenous peoples and coastal communities; scientific enhancement to protect the environment during the cleanup and recovery of a spill; and the growth of the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary.
Again, I'll assure you it is from coast to coast to coast.