Transport committee  That's correct.

Transport committee  The spill from the Nathan E. Stewart was refined product. It was in a coastal, nearshore environment. During that response, we did not see recoverable oil coming from the vessel. We did take on strategies to protect certain sensitivities around the casualty site, so that was basi

Transport committee  As I pointed out, it was a significant quantity at risk. The oil on the water was non-recoverable. It was a significant response.

Transport committee  We have experience with a product very similar to diluted bitumen, synthetic Albian crude, which we responded to in 2007. During that response we saw oil on water for a number of days. That oil behaved exactly as do conventional crude oils, as well as bunker, which is commonly in

Transport committee  That's correct. It's a product that's very similar to diluted bitumen.

Transport committee  Yes, absolutely. We have been involved with Natural Resources Canada on undertaking studies, in which we look at the behaviour, the weathering of the product, and how it affects our ability to recover it in those types of circumstances. We want to understand the product and how i

Transport committee  That's a difficult question to answer, but certainly there are lots of data out there that suggest that mechanical recovery is not always very effective. We have seen instances in which we're highly effective when we're recovering product, and we've seen instances in which we are

Transport committee  I'm here today to talk to you about marine spill response in Canada. We are here neither to support nor to oppose the tanker moratorium. Our mandate, under the Canada Shipping Act, is to be prepared for spill response on the west coast of Canada regardless of where the spill hap