Fisheries committee  Thanks very much for the opportunity.

Fisheries committee  Thanks for the question. The funding is critical. The program that was mentioned earlier, the indigenous community boat volunteer pilot program, is a capital program that has allowed some of the nations—I think there were three in B.C.—to buy a boat and some equipment. One of

Fisheries committee  There were definitely lessons learned. I would agree with Mr. Hall that having a stronger coordination, which would allow us to respond in a faster manner, would be very useful. Also, a main federal lead that has a lot of oversight for these different areas would work very well,

Fisheries committee  I would say it's more on the unified command. Having a higher level of coordination through the unified command and making sure that there are indigenous communities involved in that right off the bat, as well as the volunteer organizations, would be a good starting point.

Fisheries committee  I'm not familiar with that program off the top of my head, but I can certainly look into that, if that's useful.

Fisheries committee  That is a fabulous question. As I'm sure you're aware, doing new collaborations and putting out funding is way above my station as a civil servant. We can definitely look into that and take it up through the relevant areas. We're always looking to collaborate with the federal gov

Fisheries committee  No, from our side, from a provincial side....

Fisheries committee  I'm happy to do so. We're very keen on developing a coordinated all-hazard response plan that addresses oil and other hazardous substances. One of the things the Zim Kingston has shown us is that there is a big need for an all-hazard response plan to address more than just marine

Fisheries committee  Yes. Thank you. Since April 28, 2021, we've announced $9.5 million for our “Clean Coast, Clean Waters” initiative, specifically to tackle shoreline cleanup. It also includes derelict vessel removal from the north coast down to southern Vancouver Island. We've also distributed

Fisheries committee  They are, but this is after the fact. That is the key piece of this. This is cleaning up stuff that is up and down the coast. This is not part of the unified command. I think the best way to look at it is as part of the response efforts. When they do that first response and the

Fisheries committee  I don't have the exact date with me, but I can certainly find it and make sure that we submit it to you, if you're looking for a timeline on how that all fits together and if that would be helpful to you.

Fisheries committee  Again, I don't have that information with me.

Fisheries committee  I'm writing this down.

Fisheries committee  I'm copying these down. I will make sure we get those answers to you.

Fisheries committee  I do not, and I certainly haven't heard that interpretation of the wording from the website before, so that is interesting.