Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
Good morning, honourable members.
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is the country's largest business association, with an active network of over 400 chambers of commerce and boards of trade, representing nearly 200,000 businesses of all sizes and in all sectors and regions of our country.
I am joined today by my colleague Pascal Chan, the senior director of transportation, infrastructure and construction.
As a trading nation, our trade infrastructure matters more to Canada than many other countries around the world. In fact, two of every three dollars that Canada makes rely on moving goods. This is significantly higher than the OECD average of just over 50%. When Canadian businesses can't import or export goods reliably, we undermine our ability to grow our economy—