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Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communications Regarding Bill C-48, the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act

Bill C-48, the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act, is about protecting a remote an ecologically important place from the introduction of a risk that does not currently exist there, namely the introduction of bulk crude oil tanker traffic.
Author: Gavin Smith
Publication Date: April 2019
Pages: 12
Open Letter in Support of the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act

In May 2017, Canada's federal government introduced Bill C-48, the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act.
Author: Multiple authors
Publication Date: October 2017
Pages: 2
Submission to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Regarding the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act

West Coast Environmental Law Association was invited to appear as a witness before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities to provide testimony on Bill C-48, the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act.
Author: Gavin Smith
Publication Date: October 2017
Pages: 11
Tanker Ban Brief 2017
Will the Pacific North Coast Oil Tanker Ban Hold Water? A Review of Canada’s Proposed New Legislation

In January 2016, West Coast Environmental Law Association released Keeping Our Coast Clean: Frequently Asked Questions About an Oil Tanker Ban on BC’s Pacific North Coast, in response to th
Author: Gavin Smith
Publication Date: January 2017
Pages: 14