New Democrat efforts to provide for a review of the bill in five years, which could reopen the possibility of these measures, including an independent offshore regulator which we believe is essential, were voted down by the government at committee stage, and that is regrettable. A New Democrat federal government would work with the provinces to put forward such measures to further strengthen the health and safety regime for Atlantic offshore workers and, in fact, for all workers across the country from coast to coast to coast.
Un gouvernement fédéral néo-démocrate travaillerait avec les provinces à l'instauration de telles mesures pour améliorer encore le régime de santé et de sécurité au travail des travailleurs des plateformes de forage extracôtières de l'Atlantique et, en fait, de tous les travailleurs du pays.