Transport committee  Agreed.

Transport committee  You were talking about three incidents of container....

Transport committee  I'd echo Captain Brown and Ms. Legars; I think that it's an important step and I don't see it as putting the cart before the horse in the case of this bill. I think these are progressive steps that we need to take towards an ideal regime. The member had asked a question about w

Transport committee  As I said earlier, it's a process of continuous improvement. I think the bill, in its current form, is worthy of support. When the panel finalizes its report on HNS, there may indeed be other things that the government would wish to take a look at in terms of implementing the leg

Transport committee  No, I'd just echo what Captain Brown said. The only thing I'd say is that I only have line of sight in terms of the facilities actually in our jurisdiction. Those facilities, as we talked about earlier, have contracts in place or they fund the response organization that is there

Transport committee  I'm not sure specifically what in the legislation addresses that, but I do know for a fact that WCMRC is expanding its capacity in response to the increase in volumes that we're already seeing.

Transport committee  There are a number of things that in the past potentially inhibited that. From a liability point of view, for example, U.S. responders weren't necessarily indemnified if they came into Canada, and I know that has been an issue. Also if you're not central to, if you're not part of

Transport committee  It would affect the terminals in the port. The terminals that are operating in the port would be impacted directly by it and they will have to have plans in place and demonstrate their ability to respond. The port authority itself doesn't operate any terminals so the impact on us

Transport committee  The Canadian Coast Guard does, but the actual cleanup is done by Western Canada Marine Response Corporation.

Transport committee  Annually, there are emergency drills and preparedness exercises to test our readiness. I'd say the working relationship between the different agencies is excellent. There is one thing that has been a concern in the past, which I think continues to be an area that needs attention:

Transport committee  Yes.

Transport committee  I'm not sure I understand the question. Could you maybe repeat the question?

Transport committee  Thank you. I can address the first part of the question. Maybe the second part, in terms of liability, I can ask Captain Brown to address. In terms of the safety around the loading procedure, at every terminal when you're loading a tanker there are very strict operating protoco

Transport committee  The incident command is the responsibility of the coast guard. Anyone, upon citing this bill or being aware of this bill, can contact Western Canada Marine Response Corporation and bring them into play to address the spill. In the case of the port itself, if our harbour patrol ve

Transport committee  There have been no navigational incidents involving a tanker. We have had an oil spill, as you're aware, that was land-based from a pipeline rupture several years ago, in 2005.