Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses as well. I'm delighted to hear from them.
Obviously, since I represent the Bloc Québécois, I'm more focused on the east coast, the St. Lawrence River and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The Canadian Coast Guard and other witnesses have told us that there are problems in the St. Lawrence that are just as serious as yours. Clearly, there's a lack of expertise.
The St. Lawrence is an extremely deep river, with many reefs and highly complex cross-currents, leading to a number of shipwrecks. As a result, stranded ships are involuntarily left behind in the gulf. For our part, we don't understand why the Canadian Coast Guard can’t find a way to locate these vessels, some of which are in the very deep waters of the St. Lawrence River. We also don’t know what’s in them.
Do you have the same problems on the west coast, Mr. White, or other challenges? Is the increasing number of abandoned vessels the issue, or the complexity in locating them?