Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
First of all, I'd like to address the theme of budget allocation. You have a first allocation for work under $1 million and another for work over $1 million. When I look at the budget allocation for work worth $1 million or less, I note that one-quarter of the allocation is based on the number of harbour administrations, the number of essential harbours, the number of wharfs in general, etc.
I find that frustrating in a way. I've previously mentioned that on a number of occasions, but I'm coming back to it today. I find it frustrating because a divestiture effort has been made in Quebec, as far as I know. In other words, the number of wharfs has declined. Knowing what I know today, a few years ago, I would probably have advised the people working on divestiture not to work on it, to abandon it entirely and keep a large number of harbours. That's why I'm saying that the effort is not being rewarded.
What do you think of that?