Thank you to all the witnesses for being with us today. Welcome to the committee.
Mr. Lewis-Manning, I want to start with you. I actually have a copy of the e-mail sent out by Transport Canada, dated January 6, and I'll quote from that. In talking about CETA, it says:
...discussions have been held on…. - maritime feeder services for containerized cargo between the Ports of Halifax and Montreal onboard European Union-registered vessels. A maritime feeder service is the transportation of international origin/destination cargo on board a ship from a port in Canada to another port in Canada prior to an export movement overseas or following importation from overseas.
If I understand correctly, currently Canada's Coasting Trade Act and the requirements of the Canadian Register of Vessels would prohibit non-Canadian registered vessels from moving cargo between Canadian ports. Am I correct on that?