Transport committee  As I said, I'm not aware of any technologies we have that can recover oil from beneath the glace, but I'm also not familiar with all elements of our research program. I can get back to you if there's research under way in that area.

Transport committee  We don't have a specific mandate to negotiate a treaty like you've described. We have negotiated a number of treaties that implicate pollution prevention in the marine environment, so we're party to a number of treaties, including the Antarctic. But as for that treaty you're describing, we don't have a mandate to negotiate something like that.

Transport committee  That's a good question. We do have active research programs in the north. Could they be larger, and could they be more extensive? Of course they could be.

Transport committee  We have ongoing research projects for the International Polar Year and other research that we do in the north.

Transport committee  It's a good question. I don't have information on the technology or research programs that we're involved in for technology development. I can certainly, through the chair, get that information back to the committee, but we're not from the technology section of Environment Canada.

Transport committee  To make sure we're clear, this bill doesn't create new regulatory responsibilities for us that we would be enforcing.

Transport committee  We actually have two short opening statements, so we'll make up for it. I'll speak briefly on Environment Canada's mandates on marine Arctic protection. Robert Allin is from the enforcement branch. He'll speak of the enforcement program that we have there, because I understand that was of interest in some of the discussions you've had recently.