Mr. Speaker, over 400 abandoned vessels pollute Canada's coasts, and Ladysmith has more than anywhere.
To make things even worse, the vessel Silver King from my neighbour's riding was towed this week into Ladysmith harbour in my riding.
The last time the government towed an abandoned vessel into Ladysmith, it sat there for four years. It never left. The vessel Viki Lyne II has been rusting in the harbour ever since, and 13,000 litres of oil onboard risks jobs in shellfish and tourism.
A Coast Guard report says it is sure to sink, yet there it sits.
The NDP has proposed a comprehensive coast-wide solution to this longstanding problem, and I urge the government to immediately remove the Viki Lyne II. Do not wait for it to sink to take action.