Has any action been taken by the Department of Environment to address the concerns raised by the Auditor General in his 1992 Report to Parliament that "the capability to respond effectively to a marine spill of any significant magnitude does not presently exist anywhere in Canada", even though "each year, Canada can expect at least one major spill, and a catastrophic spill can be expected once every 15 years", and, if so, (a) what was such action ( b ) are any specific environmental protection measures being developed to deal with potential spills of hazardous materials in relation to the Hibernia project?
In the House of Commons on April 21st, 1994. See this statement in context.