Natural Resources committee  Thank you very much, Ms. Charlton. Indeed, I'll be happy to answer that. I listened to the testimony a couple of days ago from the officials at NRCan around investigation powers. The powers to investigate an incident exist in the act today and are not being amended as a result

Natural Resources committee  Well, there's an investigation in every incident. Every time there's an incident, there's an investigation. We work closely with the Transportation Safety Board that—

Natural Resources committee  On the reporting of investigations, I'm certainly aware that large investigations are reported out on our website.

Natural Resources committee  Our annual reports provide information as well about the work we do and the investigations we've done.

Natural Resources committee  I'm going to look for some assistance from Dr. Steedman, because he and I had chatted about this yesterday.

Natural Resources committee  Again, thank you for the question. All companies will be required to comply with the law. The law will state that they need to, for financial resources, have a minimum of whatever the applicable limit of absolute liability is. That will be something that they are required to hav

Natural Resources committee  Thank you.

Natural Resources committee  Yes, sure. I suspect I'll be unpacking boxes for the first week. I mentioned earlier my passion for engaging Canadians, for helping Canadians understand our processes, and for ensuring that Canadians are aware of the work the board does on their behalf to protect the safety of t

Natural Resources committee  Thank you very much, Ms. Crockatt. I would be happy to answer that question. You will know that the bill includes a provision around absolute liability. There's a $1-billion absolute liability limit that would apply to companies operating one or more pipelines that, individually

Natural Resources committee  I'm not even sure how much I can add to Madam Touchette's comprehensive answer. As we say, we're responsible for monitoring, inspecting, and making sure the companies are complying with the requirements set out in law. Companies are ultimately responsible for—

Natural Resources committee  Companies need to keep their pipeline up to a state that meets the requirements.

Natural Resources committee  Perhaps I can start by answering that question. I think Dr. Steedman would be able to agree with me that I think some elements of Keystone have begun. There has been some construction that has begun. In addition, to your specific question, Ms. Perkins, the bill has a number of f

Natural Resources committee  Absolutely, that's a very important part of this bill. Let me speak to that just briefly, although it is a fairly long answer that I'm probably going to give. Right now, section 75 of the National Energy Board Act requires that the companies do as little damage as possible and c

Natural Resources committee  Thank you very much for the question, Ms. Duncan. I think what I would do at the outset is place the bill into context of what we actually do now and of the powers we have now, because I think that's a really important starting point. At the outset, the board would require a c

Natural Resources committee  Well, just for the edification of the committee, if the company is unable to respond financially, if it doesn't have the resources necessary to respond, or if it is unwilling to respond to board orders, in that case it is the decision of the minister to recommend to the GIC that