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129. Points out that ocean floor sediments comprise large quantities of gas hydrates that might supplement or replace traditional hydrocarbons; highlights that securing access to and evaluating these resources and developing ways of exploiting them are a major challenge that Europe should examine closely; believes that EU Member States" extension of their continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles, under Article 76 of the Montego Bay Convention, is an opportunity to preserve access to potential extra resources;

2004 Report of the Commissioner of Firearms, tabled in the House of Commons, July 20, 2005 Statistics Canada table 254-0002, September 9, 2005 Question No. 180 Mr. Loyola Hearn: SWith regard to the U.S. booster rocket that was launched over Newfoundland and Labrador in May of 2005: (a) when was the government notified that the rocket was to be launched; (b) what was the government’s initial reaction to the notification of the launching of this rocket; (c) was there a request made by the government that the rocket not be launched and, if so, was the request an official request and was it oral or written; (d) was a Canadian environmental assessment performed before the launch of this rocket; (e) has a Canadian environmental assessment bee ...[+++]n performed since the launch of the rocket; (f) are there plans to do an environmental assessment; (g) what chemicals, if any, were deposited into the ocean as a result of the launching of this rocket; (h) was a clean-up of any chemicals performed as a result of the launching of this rocket and, if so, by whom and at what cost; (i) does the government have any scientific reports of the effects of the booster rocket chemicals on marine life; (j) is the government aware if the U.S. intends to launch future rockets over similar areas of our coastline and, if so, when will these rockets be launched; (k) has the booster been retrieved from the ocean floor; and (l) are there plans to retrieve the booster from the ocean floor and, if so, when and at what cost?

Environment Canada’s experts concluded that long-term environmental impacts were very unlikely. h) Based on the scenarios examined for potential release of the fuel into the marine environment, no chemical recovery is feasible. i) Environment Canada is unaware of any scientific reports of the effects of the booster rocket chemicals on marine life. j) The U.S. has several launches listed on the NASA public web site but the Government of Canada is not aware if the U.S. intends to launch future rockets over similar areas of our coastlines. k) The booster has not been retrieved from the ocean floor. l)There are no plans to retrieve the boost ...[+++]er from the ocean floor.

The third aspect is that a technically and scientifically justified decision must be taken on what to do with the ship, which is now lying on the ocean floor with its 60 000 tonnes of oil.

In this new exclusive economic zone, Canada will have full rights over the exploration, exploitation, conservation and management of the resources of the ocean waters, the ocean floor and the ocean subsoil.

According to preliminary information we have obtained, the federal government would own the ocean floor in areas 7, 8 and 9 of the Arctic Ocean and area 1 of the Atlantic Ocean.