Transport committee  On the marine mode, there are actually three layers of protection for Canadian vessels. The first is, of course, the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act and regulations; secondly, the Cargo, Fumigation and Tackle Regulations; and thirdly, the International Maritime Dangerous Go

Transport committee  Thank you very much. In a port like Montreal, or any large port around the world, of course, the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code applies, and that's a uniform set of rules that apply to shipping of all packaged dangerous goods around the world. We have inspectors who

Transport committee  Absolutely. At ports like Montreal, where there are dangerous goods that could potentially affect neighbouring dwellings or things like that, there are risk assessments done through Natural Resources Canada. They do what they call explosive limit risk assessments to determine the

Transport committee  Absolutely. Dangerous goods are required to have a consignment and documentation, and this documentation is well known in advance. When ships arrive, any dangerous good on board the ship is known in advance. When they arrive in port, if there is a dangerous good, they're usually