I-OTTAWA, Septhemba 27, 2018 - Umkhakha wezasolwandle udlala indima ebalulekile ekuphileni kwansuku zonke kwabantu baseCanada. Bathembele ezintweni zokuhamba zasolwandle ukuze baqhubeke nempilo yabo yansuku zonke futhi balethe izimpahla eziningi ezisetshenziswa abantu baseCanada nsuku zonke. Uma kubhekwa ukubaluleka okubalulekile kwemboni yasolwandle emnothweni, iCanada iyaqhubeka nokubamba iqhaza elisebenzayo lokuhola emhlabeni wonke ukuze kuqinisekiswe izimo ezingcono kakhulu zokuthutha okuphephile nokuvikelekile ezihlomula bonke abantu baseCanada.
Njengelungu elisebenzayo le-International Maritime Organisation, iCanada ijoyina amanye amazwe angamalungu ayi-173 kanye namalungu amathathu ahambisana nawo ukubungaza Usuku Lomhlaba Lwasolwandle. Indikimba yalo nyaka - ukuthunyelwa kwemikhumbi okungcono ngekusasa elingcono - iphawula iminyaka engu-70 yenhlangano kanye nenqubekelaphambili eyenziwe ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthunyelwa kwemikhumbi okuphephile, okunobungani kwemvelo kanye nokusebenza kahle kakhudlwana.
Izilwandle zaseCanada zingenye yezinsiza zethu ezibaluleke kakhulu futhi zidlala indima ebalulekile ekuqiniseni umnotho kanye nokukhulisa abasezingeni eliphakathi. Uhulumeni waseCanada udala uhlelo oluhamba phambili emhlabeni wonke lwezokuphepha olwandle oluhlinzeka ngamathuba ezomnotho kubantu baseCanada namuhla, kuyilapho luvikela ugu lwethu ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane. I-Oceans Protection Plan engu-$1.5 billion iwutshalomali olukhulu kunawo wonke owake wenziwa ukuze kuvikelwe ugu nemigudu yamanzi yaseCanada. Kulo nyaka, uhulumeni wenze ngcono ukulungela izimo eziphuthumayo kanye nokubhekana nezimo eziphuthumayo, ukuvikela okuthuthukisiwe ngokuzulazula ngokuphepha kanye nokulandela umkhondo wemikhumbi, kanye nemithetho kanye nokusebenza kwezokuphepha olwandle okwesimanje.
I-Canada iqinisa isikhundla sayo njengomholi wamazwe ngamazwe kwezokuphepha zasolwandle, ezokuphepha kanye nezindaba zemvelo. Ngaphansi Kohlelo Lokuvikela I-Oceans, i-Canada iphinda itshale imali ekuzibandakanyeni kwayo namazwe ngamazwe, okuhlanganisa ne-International Maritime Organization ngokudala umkhankaso waphakade waseCanada onabameleli abathathu. Ngonyaka odlule, iCanada nayo yaphinde yakhethwa eMkhandlwini Wenhlangano Yezasolwandle Yamazwe Ngamazwe, iqhubeka nokuba khona kwethu okungaphazamiseki kusukela ngo-1959.
Izinyathelo zikaHulumeni waseCanada zokuvikela imikhomo yaseNyakatho ye-Atlantic esengozini yokushabalala ekushayweni kwemikhumbi eGulf of St. Lawrence ziye zabonakala ziphumelela. I-Transport Canada izibophezele ekusekeleni nasekubuyiseleni le mikhomo eyisakhiwo sodumo. Njengoba kwabekwa umkhawulo wejubane ngo-Ephreli 28 emikhunjini engamamitha angama-20 noma ngaphezulu, umnyango awazi ngokufa kwemikhomo yaseNorth Atlantic okubangelwa iziteleka zomkhumbi emanzini aseCanada. Ukusebenzisana neminye iminyango kahulumeni, izimboni, izinhlangano ezingekho ngaphansi kukahulumeni, izifundiswa kanye nabantu boMdabu, kusemqoka ekwamukelweni nasekuphumeleleni kwezinyathelo zethu.
Uhulumeni wase-Canada wenze ngcono ukuthunyelwa kwemikhumbi ngokwethula Imithetho Emisha Yokuphepha Komkhumbi E-Arctic kanye Nemithetho Yokuvimbela Ukungcola NgoZibandlela wezi-2017, ehlanganise Ikhodi Yendawo Yezwe Yaselwandle Yenhlangano Yamazwe Ngamazwe Yasemanzini kumbuso wokulawula wase-Canada. Lokhu kuqinisekisa ukuthi amazinga aqinile okuphepha nokuvimbela ukungcola ayasebenza emikhunjini esebenza e-Canadian Arctic ayagcinwa.
I-Transport Canada iphinde yethula Imithetho Yezokuphepha Ezikebheni Zokudoba ngoJulayi 2017. Le mithethonqubo emisha ihlose ukunciphisa ukufa, ukulimala, nokulahlekelwa noma ukulimala kwemikhumbi edobela inzuzo, kuyilapho icabangela izithiyo zezomnotho imiphakathi edobayo engase ibhekane nazo.
Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe ngoSuku Lomhlaba Lwasolwandle lwango-2018, vakashela iwebhusayithi ye-International Maritime Organization.
