Mr. Chair, the National Energy Board will report on that number.
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Mr. Chair, the National Energy Board will report on that number.
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Mr. Chair, this government has been ensuring diligent and responsible management of nuclear files. This includes the ongoing restructuring of AECL to put its laboratories under private sector management. As part of the preparation necessary to put this process on a firm footing, AECL has undertaken a comprehensive plan to review its waste and decommissioning plans. Using the best industry practices and accounting standards, this has led to an update of the forecast value of AECL's nuclear legacy liability, which has increased by $2.4 million on a present value basis.
I am confident that a restructured AECL, under its new management model, will be best positioned to manage its nuclear waste and decommissioning activities in the future.
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Mr. Chair, first let me say to the member opposite—and he should know this—that one does not get a result in the middle of a scientific study. One waits until the scientific study is completed. We know that the NDP anticipates results. I did not think that the member opposite did as well.
Let me tell the member that we have moved forward with eight more steps that will bring us closer to a world-class marine safety system. One is more tanker inspections. All foreign tankers in Canadian waters will be inspected on first arrival and every year after that.
I am not going to have time to complete this answer. We will expand the surveillance and monitoring of ships by air.
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Mr. Chair, it really is strange. The member listens to some of my answers and repeats them, but he seems to miss others.
Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans and NRCan are looking at these issues. I can repeat that, if you would like, or would you prefer to repeat it?
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Mr. Chair, neither I nor the member opposite is a scientist. I said they are conducting research. How would I know what the precise results of that research would be?
We have recently tabled a new bill, the safeguarding Canada's seas and skies act, that would require terminal facilities to submit pollution prevention plans, to streamline penalties so polluters can be fined, to empower Transport Canada inspectors to remove legal barriers that would otherwise—
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Mr. Chair, I thank the member opposite for not only asking the question but repeating my answer to it.
We are conducting research on offshore maritime safety—in other words, the performance of dilbit in ocean waters—as well as the studies we have done in respect of pipelines, because both are relevant to security. Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans and NRCan together are working on those issues.
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Mr. Chair, there has been extensive research indicating that the corrosiveness of diluted bitumen is no greater than that of light crude. However, it is part of the plan to continue to conduct further research in that connection. The research will relate to non-conventional petroleum products such as diluted bitumen, but beyond that to enhancing understanding of how these substances behave when spilled in a marine environment, including in the north.
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Mr. Chair, as I mentioned in response to a previous question, the National Energy Board is looking at this issue and will ensure that Enbridge takes the appropriate corrective action that the NEB requires.
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Mr. Chair, this is a matter for the National Energy Board. It is public on their site, or it will be at the appropriate time.
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Mr. Chair, AECL funding for its nuclear laboratories in the 2013-14 main estimates has remained constant at $102 million. As has been the case in recent years, and in the context of the ongoing restructuring, AECL has required additional funding to meet its ongoing operational requirements.
This year, budget 2013 provided AECL with $141 million, over two years, on an accrual basis. This funding will enable AECL to ensure the production of medical isotopes, health and safety upgrades and environmental protection.
Additionally, AECL continues to receive statutory funding for addressing legal obligations relating to the divestiture of its former CANDU reactor division. These requirements are decreasing, and $109 million was provided for AECL in—