Mr. Speaker, I extend from all of us in the House our sympathies to the Sandhu family on this tragic accident.
The hon. member should know that rescue diving is not a core mandate of the coast guard. In fact it is a mandate of the Department of National Defence. However, the coast guard has had a pilot project which it assessed over the last six years. As a result of the comprehensive assessment it decided to discontinue that pilot project.
This was an operational decision by the experts. Judging from the question the member asked earlier, I think he wants—