From: "Bill Gannon" To: "Fry, Hedy - M.P." References: <278B4E1FE056C3439D19A1E88DC5AA6C108BB89C@excbe01z.hoc-cdc.ca> Subject: Re: Oil and gas shipment... Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:12:46 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; type="multipart/alternative"; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_014A_01C8D7C0.AB5360C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5512 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_014A_01C8D7C0.AB5360C0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_014B_01C8D7C0.AB5360C0" ------=_NextPart_001_014B_01C8D7C0.AB5360C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Ms. Fry, I want to thank you and Robin Nadjiwan, Reference Librarian, Library of = Parliament, for responding quickly to my question. More specifically, I would like to know if approval is required from any = department in the federal government for oil supertankers to navigate in = the inside waters of British Columbia from Kitimat to the Pacific Ocean. In my letter to you dated June 1, 2008, I mentioned that on April 3, = 2008 and on May 22, 2008 Mr. Walasek, Senior Special Assistant, on = behalf of the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, MInister of Transport, = Infrastructures and Communities, advised me by email that:=20 a.. "No approval is required from Transport Canada's Marine Safety = Office for any shipment or projects." Robin Nadjiwan mentioned that there are provisions in the Canada = Shipping Act under the Ministry of Transportation and referred me to = section 167 for an example. I notice that section 167 is contained in: PART 8: POLLUTION PREVENTION AND RESPONSE - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT = AND DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND OCEANS Discharges of Oil a.. Is approval for any shipment required by the DEPARTMENT OF = FISHERIES AND OCEANS? It is a frightening to think that approval is not required from any = department in the government for anyone planning to ship millions of = barrels of polluting crude oil several times a week non-stop through 200 = km of often treacherous waters, endangering villages of people, = wildlife, fisheries, mammals, scenery, tourism, recreation, Marine = Provincial Parks and Protected Provincial Parks between the Pacific = Ocean and Kitimat, British Columbia. =20 I hope this additional information will allow Robin Nadjiwan to respond = further. Your loyal constituant, Bill Gannon, CMA 1503 Barclay Street Vancouver, B.C. V6G 1J8 www.bcwaters.org ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Fry, Hedy - M.P.=20 To: Bill Gannon=20 Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 9:00 AM Subject: FW: Oil and gas shipment... Mr. Gannon, Here is the response from the Library of Parliament regarding your = request for information. I hope this information is useful. Please let me know if my office can be of any further assistance. Hon. Hedy Fry, M.P. Vancouver Centre Hello Ms. Fry, In response to your request for information on who, if anyone, must = approve the shipment of oil and gas in Canada I am including the = following. The issue is a complicated one, it appears that the manner of shipment = is the primary factor in who is responsible. For the shipment on the ocean there are provisions in the Canada = Shipping Act, 2001, S.C. 2001, c. 26, under the Ministry of = Transportation, which deal with the shipment of oil products. A copy of = the Act can be found here http://www.canlii.org/ca/sta/c-10.15/, see = section 167 for an example. For the control and licensing of pipelines the National Energy Board, = accountable to the Minister of Natural Recourses, is responsible. The = board is formed and regulated by the National Energy Board Act, R.S.C. = 1985, c. N-7 a copy of which can be found here: = http://www.canlii.org/ca/sta/n-7/ See sections 71 and 72 for examples. Imports and exports from outside of Canada might be regulated by = another act and ministry, while the movement of oil and gas across = country with trucks could be another. If the above information is not sufficient or does not answer your = question please provide us with as much detail as possible in what you = are looking for, this will help us respond to your request in a complete = and efficient manner. If you have a specific scenario in mind please = let us know and we can make further inquiries. =20 If the request is for a constituent please note that we usually set = out a deadline of one week for these types of requests. If this is not = a constituent request and you require further research please let us = know when you will nee the information by. If you wish for a research = paper to be written on how oil and gas shipments are regulated in Canada = at least two weeks would be required to gather and interpret the = appropriate material. If you have any problems or concerns please let us know. Robin Nadjiwan Reference librarian/Bilioth=E9caire de r=E9f=E9rence Library of Parliament/Biblioth=E8que du Parlement ------=_NextPart_001_014B_01C8D7C0.AB5360C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Dear Ms. Fry,
 
I want to thank you and Robin Nadjiwan, = Reference=20 Librarian, Library of Parliament, for responding quickly to my=20 question.
 
More specifically, I would like to know = if approval=20 is required from any department in the federal government for oil=20 supertankers to navigate in the inside waters of British Columbia from = Kitimat=20 to the Pacific Ocean.
 
In my letter to you dated June 1, 2008, = I mentioned=20 that on April 3, 2008 and on May 22, 2008 Mr. Walasek, Senior Special=20 Assistant, on behalf of the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, MInister of = Transport, Infrastructures and Communities, advised me by email that: =
  • "No approval is required from Transport Canada's Marine Safety = Office for=20 any shipment or projects."

Robin Nadjiwan mentioned that there are provisions in = the=20 Canada Shipping Act under the Ministry of Transportation and = referred=20 me to section 167 for an example.  I notice that section 167 = is=20 contained in:

PART 8: POLLUTION PREVENTION AND RESPONSE = =97=20 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND=20 = OCEANS
          &nb= sp;   =20 Discharges of Oil
  • Is approval for any shipment required by the DEPARTMENT OF = FISHERIES=20 AND OCEANS?
It is a frightening to think that approval is not = required=20 from any department in the government for anyone = planning=20 to ship millions of barrels of polluting crude oil several times a = week=20 non-stop through 200 km of often treacherous waters, endangering = villages of=20 people, wildlife, fisheries, mammals, scenery, tourism, recreation, = Marine=20 Provincial Parks and Protected Provincial Parks between the Pacific = Ocean and=20 Kitimat, British Columbia. 
 
I hope this additional information will allow Robin = Nadjiwan=20 to respond=20 further.
 
Your loyal constituant,
 
 
Bill Gannon, CMA
1503 Barclay Street
Vancouver, B.C.
V6G 1J8
www.bcwaters.org
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Fry, Hedy = - M.P.=20
To: Bill Gannon
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 = 9:00=20 AM
Subject: FW: Oil and gas=20 shipment...

Mr.=20 Gannon,

 
Here is the response from the Library of = Parliament=20 regarding your request for information.  I hope this information = is=20 useful.
 
Please let me know if my office can be of = any further=20 assistance.
 
Hon. Hedy Fry, M.P.
Vancouver Centre

 
Hello Ms. Fry,
 
In response to your request for information = on who,=20 if anyone, must approve the shipment of oil and gas in Canada I am = including=20 the following.
 
The issue is a complicated one, it appears = that the=20 manner of shipment is the primary factor in who is=20 responsible.
 
For the shipment on the ocean there are=20 provisions in the Canada=20 Shipping Act, 2001, S.C. 2001, c. 26,=20 under the Ministry of Transportation, which deal with the shipment of = oil=20 products.  A copy of the Act can be found here = http://www.canlii.org/ca/sta/c-10.15/, see section 167 for an=20 example.
For the=20 control and licensing of pipelines the National Energy = Board, accountable to the Minister of Natural = Recourses,=20 is responsible.  The board is formed and regulated by the=20 National Energy Board Act, = R.S.C.=20 1985, c. N-7 a copy of which can be = found here:=20 http://www.canlii.org/ca/sta/n-7/  = See sections 71=20 and 72 for examples.
 
Imports and=20 exports from outside of Canada might be regulated by another act and = ministry,=20 while the movement of oil and gas across country with trucks could be=20 another.
 
If = the above=20 information is not sufficient or does not answer your question = please=20 provide us with as much detail as possible in what you are = looking for,=20 this will help us respond to your request in a complete and = efficient=20 manner.  If you=20 have a specific scenario in mind please let us know and we can make = further=20 inquiries. 
 
If the request is for a constituent please note that we = usually=20 set out a deadline of one week for these types of requests.  If = this is=20 not a constituent request and you require further research please let = us know=20 when you will nee the information by. =20 If you wish for a research paper to be written = on how oil=20 and gas shipments are regulated in Canada at least two weeks would be = required=20 to gather and interpret the appropriate material.
 
If = you have any=20 problems or concerns please let us know.
 

Robin=20 Nadjiwan
Reference librarian/Bilioth=E9caire de = r=E9f=E9rence
Library of=20 Parliament/Biblioth=E8que du Parlement

 
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