Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the parliamentary secretary's response to my intervention. I am glad to see that Transport Canada is well aware of these concerns, but I would reiterate that residents in this area still do not feel like they are being listened to. I just heard a barrage of negative reactions to how they have been engaged through the oceans protection plan dialogue forms.
I would just remind the hon. parliamentary secretary that Parks Canada is looking at these waters. It sees value in protecting them through the establishment of a national marine conservation area. We just want to see the Government of Canada value the ecological sensitivity of these waters. We need to see some kind of a plan put in place because residents feel like our waters are simply being used as an overflow industrial parking lot for the Port of Vancouver. We need to see some evidence that Transport Canada is stepping up to the plate and taking a leadership role in this and not just leaving it to the Port of Vancouver and the B.C Chamber of Shipping.