Transport committee  I'm very sorry. It's the same thing with this.

Transport committee  I think there are some teeth in the bill and that 10 years from now, with the change in registration, we'll see a big difference on any coast. What's needed is immediate funding—right now. One of the sources of that immediate funding is the ship-source oil pollution fund, which

Transport committee  One of the things that I think it would help is with the squatters. There are 50 or so vessels, maybe 20 or so squatters. You can fine them, but it's not going to do anything. While they at least have control of their vessels, even if they're not theirs, you can give them an opti

Transport committee  When you buy a boat from someone, there's no obligation to transfer the registration. In fact, there's a disincentive, because as soon as you transfer the registration you have to pay GST. If I bought a boat and transferred the registration to myself, I'd have to pay GST, which i

Transport committee  It`s a crown water lot at this point, owned by the province.

Transport committee  It's difficult because we're not a harbour authority, so we don't have the resources. The town doesn't. We're a not-for-profit organization, so we don't have the resources or the authority. I don't actually think giving the town or a not-for-profit the designation of a harbour au

Transport committee  I think back to my previous comment. It's a federal jurisdiction that needs to take control of this. We don't want to send them down to Chemainus or over to another community. It doesn't do anything for anybody.

Transport committee  I think you have to, otherwise it could be another couple of years of negotiation between the province and the federal government, with no action.

Transport committee  Again, I have great support for what's been done, but how do you report back on it? I don't see a mechanism for reporting back, but I assume that's coming.

Transport committee  I think recreational vessels should be treated like vehicles.

Transport committee  Yes, they should have insurance and all of the regulations to go along with this, so if you want to have your vessel licensed, you should have to have insurance.

Transport committee  No, actually, the vast majority are pleasure craft.

Transport committee  They are. Actually, with the permission of the chair, I did bring a few pictures, which would take about three minutes to go through for the enlightenment of the committee, to see what we're talking about.

Transport committee  Thank you.

Transport committee  Technically under Bill C-64, they would be called dilapidated. Some in fact are hanging on by a thread, so to speak. This is a picture of the Ladysmith Community Marina. Our marina is in the front, and the town is in the back. Here are couple of pictures just to show you what