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Canada’s tanker spill response system needs upgrading: expert panel

December 5, 2013
 
OTTAWA -- Canada’s oil spill response lacks federal leadership and isn’t prepared for disasters in high-risk areas like southern B.C., according to a federal panel.
 
The panel’s report, released Tuesday, was based on existing tanker volume, not the increased numbers of tankers involved if the Northern Gateway pipeline is built or the Kinder Morgan pipeline to Burnaby is twinned.
 
The panelists called on Ottawa to remove the cap on industry-funded compensation in the event of a massive spill, which is set at $1.3 billion.