Natural Resources committee  Personally, I think it's absolutely indispensable. I think if you look at Gwaii Haanas in British Columbia, that to me is an example of a true partnership between the Haida Nation and the federal government to protect a site that is internationally recognized. Over 3,000 species

Natural Resources committee  I would defer to my colleague, Mr. Ferguson, on this, to give him a chance to talk.

Natural Resources committee  I don't know what their price elasticity assumptions would be. We'd be glad to get that. I actually know the lead economist from the OECD who worked on that report with the World Bank and the OECD, so I can get back to you. My assumption would be that whatever the standard price.

Natural Resources committee  Actually, they've never had an audit in the way we go through and do one in the Auditor General's office. When we began this, we approached the government and said we needed an order in council to clarify the Auditor General's mandate, because it's a federal-provincial agreement,

Natural Resources committee  I'll ask my colleague Ms. Leach to....

Natural Resources committee  I think we acknowledged that in the report.

Natural Resources committee  It would certainly move in the right direction.We have a list of the different countries. The high one was the United States at $12 billion, then Japan at $1.5 billion, and the Netherlands at $3 billion, but certainly it's moving in the right direction.

Natural Resources committee  We knew it didn't move forward. We would only look at whether or not it was enacted, and right now it is not enacted, so it's still at $75 million.

Natural Resources committee  I absolutely would. I know that people will get fixed on the 10% target—Canada is at 1% now—but I think when you look at the 10 marine protected areas that have been created, this is an important achievement. There are going to be two more, which are almost ready to be done in Ge

Natural Resources committee  I think that's the crux of the matter. As to why the inspections are important, it's to make sure that the actual operations reflect what was in the permit or in the authorization. One example would be that if they're authorized for only one tailings pond, and during the course

Natural Resources committee  I'll ask my colleague Mr. Ferguson to answer. I mean, we wouldn't delve into policy prescriptions, but....

Natural Resources committee  I think it might be useful to.... There's a report, for example, coming out from Resources for the Future, which is a very respected U.S.-based group. That report is coming out in two days, I believe. If hydraulic fracturing is an issue of interest to this committee, they've gone

Natural Resources committee  To some extent, yes, but I think what is important is that geology in Canada is different from geology in Florida, for example. It is important then to say.... I mean, I can tell you what we concluded, that right now there is very little information that either Environment Canad

Natural Resources committee  We don't prioritize, but I would say, as I mentioned earlier, that one area the government clearly is taking extremely seriously is the issue of marine safety. We saw the announcements last week from Minister Kent, and the announcement of Transport Canada this morning, I believe,

Natural Resources committee  I don't think there was the question of ownership, although I'll defer to Mr. Sloan on that. This would be again a reason for an official to come in and explain to you...because I don't think the ownership issue would be germane to the absolute liability limit imposed by the fe