Mr. Speaker, there is a moratorium with respect to oil and gas exploration in the British Columbia offshore and there is no plan to change this.
The government has no plans to reopen the voluntary tanker traffic exclusion zone either.
In the House of Commons on June 3rd, 2010. See this statement in context.
Christian Paradis ConservativeMinister of Natural Resources
Mr. Speaker, there is a moratorium with respect to oil and gas exploration in the British Columbia offshore and there is no plan to change this.
The government has no plans to reopen the voluntary tanker traffic exclusion zone either.
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