The proposed Oil Tanker Moratorium Act has been voted down by the Canadian Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communications, according to the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP). The bill is intended to ban tankers carrying more than 12,500 mt of oil from unloading or stopping along the northern coast of Canada. Opponents of the bill said it would damage British Columbia's oil industry, while CAPP said it would "block the possibility of export of Canadian petroleum production to international markets". The committee has recommended the federal government scrap the bill.
The proposed Oil Tanker Moratorium Act has been voted down by the Canadian Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communications, according to the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP). The bill is intended to ban tankers carrying more than 12,500 mt of oil from unloading or stopping along the northern coast of British Columbia. Opponents of the bill said it would damage Canada's oil industry, while CAPP said it would "block the possibility of export of Canadian petroleum production to international markets". The committee has recommended the federal government scrap the bill.