Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Sometime I do get called “Ship”, but it has nothing to do with the Marine Act, I can assure you.
Welcome to the panel.
I want to clarify a point made by my colleague. It's a concern that marine transportation doesn't nearly capture the significance it deserves. I think that's the whole purpose of these amendments, because under purpose, in clause 4, it says:
In recognition of the significance of marine transportation to Canada and its contribution to the Canadian economy, the purpose of the act is to (a) implement marine policies that provide Canada with the marine infrastructure that it needs and that offer effective support for the achievement of national, regional and local
That clearly speaks for itself in terms of the significance that this government is putting on the Marine Act.
Can you help me with the big picture, generally? We're the support for that. We're going through the amendments on this bill. Do we have the support of all the port authorities and the shippers? This is about a whole package.