Mr. Speaker, once again, I want to reassure the public.
The Canadian Coast Guard is very serious about its mandate to keep pollutants out of the environment, and it is ready to intervene at any time.
We have also been meeting with the member for Salaberry—Suroît to update her on developments from the beginning. The member had a meeting with the minister. We have been keeping her updated on this file from the very beginning.
By the way, I would also like to thank the member for Châteauguay—Lacolle and the member for Vaudreuil—Soulanges for their work on this file.
As I said earlier, with the creation of the working group, there have been some very productive discussions to come up with options and solutions for dealing with the problem of the Kathryn Spirit. Once again, the working group met twice, in March and April. The mid-year recommendations will be presented at the beginning of the summer.
We are anxious to hear the working group's findings, and we will continue to work with our colleagues—