My second question deals with chapters 9 and 6 on invasive aquatic species. Perhaps I am repeating myself, but I already gave the first [Editorial Note: inaudible] during your presentation.
Mr. Cannon announced his intention last August. An agreement was signed with Canada, Quebec and Ontario in order to open a door to the continent, which, as a consequence, would once more raise the question of intermodal transportation in Canada. One of the apparent priorities is the modernization of maritime infrastructure. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is dealing with the matter, and the result for us will very likely change our way of looking at maritime transportation, perhaps by widening and deepening the St. Lawrence Seaway to the extent that ocean-going vessels can enter fresh water, thereby putting our ecosystem in danger from more invasive species.
Given that you say in your report that Fisheries and Oceans Canada does not seem to have correctly identified the invasive species, I would like someone to assure me, at very least, that Transport Canada's strategic environmental assessment is reliable. We can make strategic decisions in transportation, like opening a door to the continent, encouraging maritime transportation, but, at the same time, our ecosystems become threatened. We have a biosphere reserve at Trois-Rivières.
Is Transport Canada's strategic environmental assessment adequate, given the discussions that are currently underway between Quebec, Canada and Ontario?