Canada’s Minister of Transport Lisa Raitt was very upbeat when she announced on Tuesday (May 13) what she called key measures to strengthen “Canada’s already robust oil tanker safety system”.
The minister’s announcement comes as a response to report by an expert panel on oil tanker safety last autumn.
The report recommended safety preparedness should be tailored to regional situations and conditions, that companies should be prepared for worst case scenarios, that there should be timely response to disasters, and that Canadian taxpayers should not bear any liability for cleaning up spills, so the pollution fund should have no limit per incident.
RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda has a report.
ListenMore information:
“Speaking notes for The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of transport at an event to announce new measures to strengthen a world-class tanker safety system” – here
Expert Panel report – A Review of Canada’s Ship-Source Oil Spill Preparedness and Response Regime: Setting the Course for the Future – here
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