Mr. Speaker, we have seen the massive and immediate response to the gulf oil spill from the American government.
The chair of Canada's safety regulator admitted yesterday that an accident could happen here, but there is no plan in place if a similar catastrophe were to occur in Canada, neither for the east coast, nor for the west coast, nor for the north.
An oil spill on any Canadian coast would cost hundreds of millions of dollars, destroy fragile ecosystems, and cost livelihoods.
Why does the government not have a plan to deal with a catastrophic oil spill, or do the members opposite not believe this is important?