Transport committee  I don't think I did. Three incidents?

Transport committee  I don't have an opinion on that. I'm not a chemist, I'm a mariner, but there are a few nasty substances out there that are carried in containers today. It's well controlled and well documented, but I wouldn't care to pass an opinion.

Transport committee  Correct.

Transport committee  I'm sorry, on the container side, yes. There were three container vessels in 2013 that were involved in incidents which, it is assumed, involved hazardous and noxious substances. One was a container vessel in the mid-Atlantic which had a major explosion under deck and it was as

Transport committee  I would agree.

Transport committee  I think that is correct, given the extreme doubt that the limitation of liability would be exceeded. At this point, I'd be dissuaded from trying to address what is being addressed by the tanker safety panel in terms of spill response. The likelihood of an HNS incident escalating

Transport committee  I think Bill C-3 as it stands is good. I had a long discussion yesterday with the HNS panel, Captain Houston's panel, and it focused very much on a couple of concerns. One was that, as I mentioned earlier, a lot of the substances are carried on container vessels and we need to

Transport committee  It is.

Transport committee  That is correct.

Transport committee  It was a technicality originally under the Canada Shipping Act, and it is being addressed and remedied under this act.

Transport committee  Yes, it's an integral part of Bill C-3, the extension of certification to the oil handling facilities.

Transport committee  Well administrative monetary penalties have become a mainstay of legislation enforcement here in Canada across all agencies, so we were not surprised that for the sake of consistency, Bill C-3 is a continuation of same.

Transport committee  I think it would be a stretch to say that they wouldn't respond. I'm sure they would respond. But the level to which they would respond and the care they would feel they would have to take might be impacted. I think the feeling from the marine industry is to not have that as a ba

Transport committee  I think that also in the event of a major expansion of a terminal, then obviously a response plan will have to be resubmitted and reapproved. You won't be able to write on the back of an earlier plan.

Transport committee  I'll put my seafarer's hat on here and say no. In our view, provided we continue to mitigate risks involved in the movement of oil, whether it's actually on the seaway or for vessels alongside, as long as Canada continues to apply the level of risk mitigation that we're applying