That's a great question. I'll talk for a minute and then let Mr. LeBlanc build on the discussion papers that were released this summer and the extended period of consultation that ensued.
I would like to go back a little further. As we were coming out of the pandemic, I think it was generally pretty clear to everyone that a number of things had been fragilized in the supply chains, and we saw that we could no longer reassure Canadians or provide certainty on things like ocean traffic or costs. Work began back then.
Under my predecessors, we had a national supply chain summit in 2022. This would have included, of course, organized labour, transportation companies, investors, first nations and others. The supply chain task force was established in 2022, and there was the supply chain regulatory review in 2023-2024. There were multiple studies by the transport committee, which includes Mr. Albas and Mr. Kelloway, who also is a prominent member of that committee, and there were studies in the transport committee at the Senate. There were 78 engagement sessions and over 26,000 responses to the consultation papers that were put out this summer.
This is not only the product of widespread, extended and deep conversations; it is also based on observations. I think Canadians who are watching can easily identify the obstacles, regulatory burdens and other things that we have to overcome if we are going to continue to build the country and diversify our trading partners.