Energy Safety and Security Act  , such as in the United Kingdom, Norway, and Denmark. As hon. members are aware, Canada's liability regime was founded on the polluter pay principle. With Bill C-22, we are fulfilling our commitment in the Speech from the Throne to enshrine this principle in law. This means that Canadian taxpayers

Energy Safety and Security Act   would be covered when it comes to the polluter pays principle. That would mean damages to people, damages to property, and damages to the environment. All of it would be covered under absolute liability. That is what the word “absolute” means. It is unfortunate that the hon. member

Energy Safety and Security Act   with respect to the principle of polluter pays. On the more specific point of nuclear liability, I would just point out to my colleague that the current stage of the legislation is unacceptable. It is time for change. This was set in 1976 and has never changed. This piece of legislation

Energy Safety and Security Act  Mr. Speaker, in a previous answer, the minister talked about alignment when it comes to polluter pays. I wonder if he could speak to the proposed nuclear regime in Bill C-22 and how it aligns with that in other countries.

Rail Transportation  Mr. Speaker, with respect to the first question from the hon. member, CN is responsible for the cleanup and any costs associated with it, so that is a question he should take up with CN. However, we fully expect a polluter-pay principle in this country. In fact

Rail Transportation   the national aerial surveillance program and adopting area response planning, as the member mentioned, which is to ensure that risks and environmental sensitivities are included in all response planning. Most importantly, consistent with the polluter pays principle, we have removed

Business of Supply   tanker safety system. The world-class tanker safety system is a comprehensive suite of initiatives that aims to prevent marine oil spills from happening in the first place, clean them up quickly in the event that they do occur and ensure that polluters pay. As announced last year

Business of Supply   and updating regulations to further enhance pipeline safety. We intend to enshrine the polluter pays principle in law, so that polluters, not taxpayers, will be held financially responsible for the costs and the damages they cause. We will introduce no-fault liability. We will require

Energy Safety and Security   in the Atlantic offshore and $40 million in the Arctic. With these measures, the energy safety and security act would reinforce, in unprecedented fashion, the polluter pays principle, which would protect Canadian taxpayers. As hon. members know, on our east coast there are two independent

Energy Safety and Security   of an incident in either of these industries. It is the company that must be held liable. The bill would deliver on the promise made in the Speech from the Throne to enshrine the polluter pays principle into law. As well, it would fulfill our commitment to provide $1 billion in protection

Energy Safety and Security Act   dear to my heart, which is the nuclear energy industry in Canada. On the offshore oil and gas exploration side, this bill would carry out an important act by clearly enshrining the polluter pays principle in legislation. That is important. It would recognize that when

Energy Safety and Security Act   for Canadians and the environment. Bill C-22 is focused on the three main areas: prevention, response, and accountability. Today I would like to focus on the area of accountability, namely polluter pays. In our Speech from the Throne, our government committed to enshrining the polluter

Pipeline Safety Act   a world-class safety system that enshrined the polluter pays principle in law. We are determined to reduce risks to public and environmental health and safety as we capitalize on Canada's energy wealth to create jobs and prosperity for Canadians. This ongoing commitment to safety

Pipeline Safety Act   to directly administer tough new penalties that would address contraventions quickly so that larger issues would not arise in the future. We would enshrine the polluter pays principle in law so that polluters, not Canadian taxpayers, would be held financially responsible for the costs

Bill C-22 Energy Safety and Security Act

that is applicable to spills and debris in the offshore areas. More specifically, Part 1, among other things, (a) expressly includes the “polluter pays” principle, which is consistent with the notion that the liability of at-fault operators is unlimited; (b) increases to $1 billion the limit