Mr. Speaker, the exploratory well drilling season starts in just a couple of weeks and we are not seeing action from the government.
On the other hand, U.S. lawmakers have said that the limits on corporate liability are not high enough. In fact, they are presenting proposals to take those limits as high as $10 billion. Guess what they are here in Canada? They are $10 million, a thousand times less.
The estimates for the cleanup in the gulf are running at $450 million and we all know it will end up higher, then there are the billions of dollars in damage to fishing and tourism.
Will the government at least realize that $10 million is not enough protection for Canadians?