Yes; I would like at least a further update on some of the questions and a bit of an update on exactly what happened and how it happened and the events that led up to it. I’m curious about, once again, the fact that somebody signed off on installing the piping and tankage.
I don’t know if the Minister has the detail in front of him, but it has been my experience that double-walled tanks, if they’re going to be permanent, must have a berm. That was one of the key issues that may have helped in this situation. Somebody must have determined that this double-walled tank was a temporary installation, so it didn’t need a berm, but if it’s a power plant, it’s not really going anywhere. I think our rules or guidelines must have been misapplied in this case, and it has a bearing on what happened at Trout Lake.
I made note of it in the Member’s statement as well. One of the things I’d like to be looking for is to do the post-mortem on this case and look at our guidelines and strengthen them in order to support our small and remote communities that take a lengthy time to respond to any events like this, especially when there’s a lack of oil spill equipment around. The community’s got to be commended on
doing their best with what they had, but small and remote communities should have that much additional protection, I believe. I’ll continue to work on the Minister’s office with this matter.