Mr. Speaker, I can assure my colleague that the top priority of the Canadian Coast Guard is the safety of mariners.
He referred to the consolidation on the west coast, which we are very familiar with. I can assure him that the service will remain the same and will be in line with other major Canadian ports. I would also remind him that the search and rescue capability in that area was actually improved through the addition of a hovercraft in the 2010 budget. I would also tell him that the Coast Guard will be establishing a new inshore rescue boat station for the summer season in the Vancouver port. He has no reason to be concerned.