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Transport committee There are two things in these proposed amendments that speak to the question you've just posed. The first is that, similar to the amendments under the CSA, the Canada Shipping Act, we're telegraphing that into the MLA, the Marine Liability Act, to ensure that the Coast Guard co
November 6th, 2018Committee meeting
Marc-Yves Bertin
Transport committee The second element that I was going to refer to speaks to the specific issue of emergency funding. Basically in situations where we're talking about a significant event, we're talking about a very significant event—
November 6th, 2018Committee meeting
Marc-Yves Bertin
Transport committee Fair enough. Basically, in order to enable them to maintain a lean forward posture and to take the actions that are required, this legislation would enable an emergency funding mechanism that would provide them up to $10 million.
November 6th, 2018Committee meeting
Marc-Yves Bertin
Transport committee That is correct, but I defer to my colleagues.
November 6th, 2018Committee meeting
Marc-Yves Bertin
Transport committee I'm not sure I follow the question.
November 6th, 2018Committee meeting
Marc-Yves Bertin
Transport committee I guess the simple answer is that these two parts stand alone, but they obviously intertwine and complement other legislative initiatives that you've just referred to.
November 6th, 2018Committee meeting
Marc-Yves Bertin
Transport committee If by state you mean—
November 6th, 2018Committee meeting
Marc-Yves Bertin
Transport committee The amount of money currently stands at $410 million. This is a fund that was brought into existence in 1972. Levies were collected for a period of around four years and ceased in 1976. At that time the fund was valued at $36 million. Of course with accrued interest it's now up
November 6th, 2018Committee meeting
Marc-Yves Bertin
Transport committee Building on what Natasha was saying around the years of consultation that have gone on, a discussion paper on the provisions surrounding the Marine Liability Act was issued in 2017. We engaged with industry not only in the transportation sector but also the energy sector and rece
November 6th, 2018Committee meeting
Marc-Yves Bertin
Transport committee Yes. I can tell you that during the course of consultations with stakeholders they were quite clear in echoing some of the conversations and statements here about, in their terms, the significant financial impacts on vessel owners that this could represent if we were to lower the
February 26th, 2018Committee meeting
Marc-Yves Bertin
Transport committee As part of our consultation process, we issued two documents, one in 2010 and one in 2015, in which we looked at the scope and, afterwards, operationalization. We consulted a range of stakeholders, including municipalities, where admittedly there was some support or an interest i
February 26th, 2018Committee meeting
Marc-Yves Bertin
Transport committee We certainly can. I would also note that the issue of the threshold is something that we recognize there's a conversation about. Because of that, the regulatory-making powers in this statute enable us to take a look at that issue down the road if, for various reasons, there's a d
February 26th, 2018Committee meeting
Marc-Yves Bertin
Transport committee To answer the first question, it bears repeating that all vessel owners do in fact remain liable under the wreck removal convention, regardless of the size of the vessel. With respect to the issue of the burden on the taxpayers, I think the honourable member, the leader of the
February 26th, 2018Committee meeting
Marc-Yves Bertin
Transport committee I'm sorry, but if I could just add...? In fact, from a certification perspective and the requirements to issue certificates, if we are in fact moving towards a lower threshold and if we were to do that, you're quite right in pointing out that there would be an administrative burd
February 26th, 2018Committee meeting
Marc-Yves Bertin
Transport committee This was one of the dimensions of the conversation at the IMO and one of the reasons we landed on 300 gross tonnage as a threshold. Generally speaking, larger commercial vessels are typically part of what are called protection indemnity associations, or P and I clubs. These are b
February 5th, 2018Committee meeting
Marc-Yves Bertin