Fisheries committee  Thank you very much for the question. The short answer is that tracking devices and the placement of tracking devices in sea containers is a global challenge. It is a challenge that in the Canadian government context is actually negotiated through the International Maritime Orga

Fisheries committee  I am able to provide some of the information, if you'd like.

Fisheries committee  There is a number that is well advertised on the coast of Vancouver Island for people to call when they see debris. We have close connections with the first nations up and down the coast. We go and investigate. It is the responsibility of the shipping company, and that's within t

Fisheries committee  Sure.

Fisheries committee  What I'd like to underscore is just how important it is that the Canadian Coast Guard, the United States Coast Guard and both governments work very, very closely together in planning for and implementing responses. In the heat of the crisis, what's important is that we get the in

Fisheries committee  Thank you for the question. We have two emergency towing vessels, the Atlantic Raven and the Atlantic Eagle. Those are leased vessels that are on the water 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They are providing that emergency towing standby capacity. Through OPP 1, we purchased

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Deputy. We have quite a wide range of ages. The newest are within 10 years. Those are the interim icebreakers that we purchased that were Swedish. The pre-existing Canadian fleet dates back to the 1980s, so they're coming up on 40 years of service.

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Minister. Yes, we have three of the new large OFSVs—ocean fishery science vessels—and 16 of the new “bay” class search and rescue lifeboats. We have received three medium icebreakers that were not built in Canada—they're what we call interim measures—and a fourth ligh

Fisheries committee  Thank you for the question. I'll start by pointing out that for us in the Coast Guard, responding is what we do. We will always do that. Sadly, I think it's the case that we'll always have to be responding to extreme weather events. We're going to continue to try to get it rig