Derelict boats are ubiquitous in B.C. "The sight of derelict boats drawn up on the beaches here and there, or just barely floating here and there is not a pretty sight." Transport Canada along with the Department of Fisheries and Ocean will be the lead agencies for dealing with derelict boats, Transportation Minister Marc Garneau told a parliamentary committee. The idea for a federal bill to solve the problem of derelict boats is not new. 'Bill not complete'"This bill is something I'm going to vote in favour of because we need something, and despite my best efforts, the bill is not complete," said NDP MP Sheila Malcolmson, whose own derelict boat bill was quashed in November 2017.

Source: CBC News March 19, 2018 12:00 UTC