The federal announcement in Vancouver by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Transport Minister Marc Garneau was echoed on Canada\u2019s east coast by Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard.<\/p>\n
\u201cClear Seas strongly supports the expansion and strengthening of Canada\u2019s Coast Guard,\u201d said Dr. Richard Wiefelspuett, Executive Director of Clear Seas. \u201cAs Canada\u2019s eyes and ears on the water, the Coast Guard has been underfunded and under-resourced for too long. These measures will help improve communication systems, increase towing capacity for rescue operations, and create valuable information sharing with indigenous and coastal communities.\u201d<\/p>\n
A recent poll commissioned by Clear Seas confirms that Canadians understand the importance of marine shipping for the economy, but that many are concerned about the effective enforcement of marine safety policies and procedures. \u201cA strengthened Canadian Coast Guard is a timely response to these concerns and an important step towards safe and responsible marine shipping on our coasts,\u00a0\u00bb added Dr. Wiefelspuett.<\/p>\n
Clear Seas also supports the Plan\u2019s emphasis on measures that prevent possible marine incidents from happening in the first place, including enhanced marine traffic information sharing, new navigation aids and aerial surveillance to improve marine safety.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur research and ongoing engagement with indigenous and coastal communities confirm the value of creating meaningful partnerships to help protect and safeguard our coastlines,\u201d said Dr. Wiefelspuett. \u201cThese partnerships will not only support response and recovery operations but also support the clean-up of abandoned and derelict vessels that pose risks to our coastal communities.\u201d<\/p>\n
About Clear Seas<\/p>\n
Based in Vancouver, B.C., Clear Seas is an independent, not-for-profit research centre that provides impartial and fact-based information about marine shipping in Canada, including risks, mitigation measures and best practices for safe and sustainable marine shipping.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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