Mr. Speaker, on August 13 five lives were lost, including those of a mother and two small children, when the fishing vessel Cap Rouge II capsized. Coast Guard divers were directed not to attempt to rescue the persons trapped inside. Yesterday the Coast Guard commissioner stated that policy which would have permitted the divers to enter an overturned vessel had not been communicated to the divers.
What policy is he talking about?
The fleet safety manual prohibited divers from entering capsized vessels. Senior bureaucrats ordered them to stay out.
I ask the minister to table the policy which would have permitted a rescue attempt in this instance.