I want to greet the witnesses and thank them for their presence and their presentations. I also thank all of my colleagues, whom I also greet.
My question is not addressed to anyone in particular. I invite anyone who feels able to answer it to do so.
At the last meeting of the committee, about a week and a half ago, a witness pointed out that some shipping companies were significantly increasing the cost of shipping containers to Canada. For example, as of October 6, 2022, the cost of shipping a 40-foot cargo container from Shanghai to Seattle was $2,015, while the cost of shipping a similar container from Shanghai to Vancouver was $7,000.
That's a rather wide spread. Have such cost increases also been seen in eastern Canada?