Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. Obviously, the answer is no. We cannot say that because there has not been a disaster in the past, there will not be one in the future.
We really have to think about how U.S. states and governments in Canada can succeed in creating a culture that promotes accountability in the implementation of regulations that are in the public interest.
Currently, few people trust Enbridge, the regulations or the governments whose job it is to enforce environmental standards. That is what must change. It is discouraging to realize tonight that the government has no plan, nor even any real inclination to take on this issue.