Something that you wrote I found very interesting. You talked about the domestic economic multiplier effect of having port cites. You said that 90% of goods we purchase have been transported by boat; $200 billion are shipped through our ports; and that our ports present a focal point where innovation, creativity, and cultural dynamism have rippled outwards. I agree with that.
I'm wondering how we can keep it going. What do we need to do? One of the statistics you've cited is that every million tonnes of new cargo generates 300 well-paying jobs. You talked about efficiency also. We're twelfth out of 155 countries in terms of efficiency, according to the latest World Bank report. How do we increase our efficiency? If we just bring it down to a more micro level of boosting our own domestic economy, especially in certain port cities, what advice do you have? What should we be doing to maintain or to increase the economic affect of ports in Canada?