Transport committee  Absolutely. I would say that this should apply to the entire coast, only I don't want to convolute the existing bill before you. Even though we think of the north coast as treacherous and rugged in terms of navigational hazards, the problem with the south coast is the volume of

Transport committee  I would only echo Gavin Smith's statements as to whether there's too much discretion for emergencies in that particular case.

Transport committee  The worst thing about diluted bitumen is that it captures the worst of all fuels. It captures the acutely volatile and lethal components. It captures the long-term persistent components. We don't have to look very far to see what cold water crude oil spills look like on this coas

Transport committee  Exactly—it was small and also involved a substance that's deemed not as dangerous as other substances are. It really speaks to the consequences of lighter fuels, diesel and more refined fuels, and the scale and impact of small spills.

Transport committee  It's a really good question. I think there is a transition to try to move away from the reliance on these fuels. I think what we have to do is not increase any more transport through this region. It's already at high risk, and we have to work to reduce that. That will largely occ

Transport committee  I'm definitely supporting the geographic scope and the substances, particularly if you were to expand the geographic scope, expand the size restriction on what can be transported, specifically thinking about the transport of what you call safe passage or unsafe passage through Br

Transport committee  If there were an amendment to address the 10,000- or 12,000-tonne limit of tug and tow export, or passage through that region, that would be advantageous.

Transport committee  Do you mean as to what limit that would be? You wouldn't want to restrict the use of local fuels by communities on the coast but just the larger passage of those barge tankers.

Transport committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm going to be about five minutes and 30 seconds, but I might talk a little faster because I'm nervous. Thank you, again, for this opportunity to speak in favour of the oil tanker moratorium act. As you know, or may even have experienced, British Co