Mr. Speaker, the Canadian Coast Guard has recently pulled out of the joint Canada-United States agreement aimed at preventing marine catastrophes on the Canadian and United States coasts.
The main reason for the breakdown of this agreement is the lack of Canadian financial resources. As a result the Canadian Coast Guard was unable to fulfill its obligations for a new cross-border cooperation agreement on vessel traffic control.
How could the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans justify such blatant disregard for coastal security and protection on Canada's west coast?