Madam Speaker, last week, a tanker barge ran aground off of B.C.'s north coast, spilling 200,000 litres of toxic fuel into a sensitive area. After a slow response, one of the ships helping with the cleanup also began to sink, and this is what the minister calls a world-class response.
This relatively minor incident still caused major damage. If it had been a fully-loaded supertanker, the devastation would have been off the chart.
When will the government finally implement a permanent ban off of B.C.'s north coast?