Mr. Speaker, as I mentioned, there were some 70 barrels of sediments around the footprint that were collected and brought into the Halifax port and are being destroyed. The sample which contains the 10,000 parts per million is one sample near that footprint area.
We are talking to scientists as well as to technicians on it because we have to determine whether it is a small concentrated sample which is showing this 10,000 parts per million or whether it is a larger extended area.
As soon as these officials from both my department and DFO can ascertain the extent of that sample, if it requires further remediation and bringing up further sedimentation, that is exactly what we will do. I have certainly given clear instructions that if that is an option we will do that before the winter comes upon us.