Transport committee  If you're all right with it, I'll jump in, Ms. Block.

Transport committee  I've testified about Bill C-48 at this committee before, and I think you know my feelings about it. Marine policy has to be based on evidence, and I had a concern about that. Having said that, since we're here to discuss pilotage, this is an evidence-based framework that has to s

Transport committee  If we look 10 years out, the pressures are going to be very different. We're going to have major energy projects that will require the delivery of the service they provide. The pilots are going to look very different and are going to demand different challenges and ways to delive

Transport committee  I don't think it addresses all of them. Of all the consultation on anything under the oceans protection plan, this suite of amendments has had the most consultation. It's been pretty comprehensive.

Transport committee  Ms. Block, I'm happy to answer that. Probably the first piece—and it's one of a few pieces—is that the centralization of the regulatory power within Transport Canada means there should be—though I won't say there will be—standardization across the entire marine system in Canada

Transport committee  Good morning, Madam Chair, and members of the committee. I'll try to be brief as possible and not repeat anything I've heard from our colleagues from the Chamber of Marine Commerce. Overall, the proposed amendments to the Pilotage Act are supported and will provide a good basis

Fisheries committee  I think it is, and I think often we don't hold stakeholders accountable enough. If you build a process where the stakeholders have to be accountable to objectives, then they'll spend the time to understand each other's perspectives and hopefully work towards those objectives.

Fisheries committee  They could be the regulatory arms. They could be non-governmental organizations, industry stakeholders, or indigenous communities. It takes time for them to get to know each other, and that time is a very good investment, because you're going to have to manage that MPA for a lo

Fisheries committee  I guess it's your version of slow. That's why I mentioned that it's important to establish the MPA and then develop the management plan. I don't necessarily think that is slow. It clearly says that this is an area that we care about, and then we have certain objectives in order

Fisheries committee  I think my previous comment about the need to establish the MPA and then develop the management plan will help to accelerate the process more than trying to have a perfect outcome, which may take a much longer period to manage before it's published. You'll probably hear from diff

Fisheries committee  Absolutely.

Fisheries committee  That's an excellent question, and certainly the ferries are a fairly significant component of the overall sound profile of the southern B.C. coastal waters, largely because of the number of voyages they have. When you're looking at 9,000 to 10,000 deep-sea vessels, you're probabl

Fisheries committee  I think the most important part is to understand the process and get involved early. Many of these processes are already under way. We've accelerated and increased our involvement in all of them across the board, whereas previously we may have been a little bit more passive.

Fisheries committee  The international convention will be implemented in September of this year. Canada is now in the process of developing its regulatory approach to implement that global regulation. Shipowners throughout the world are installing technologies for treatment. There are going to be so

Fisheries committee  I get the zinger at the end. I think it's challenging. It will depend largely on the economics and to some degree the environmental conditions of going in and out of Churchill. It's difficult to know. At the moment, in our industry commodity prices are at all-time lows, and we