Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses for being with us today.
I'm going to direct my first questions to Ms. Young.
First of all, I'd like to congratulate you on the quality of your French. You speak it very well, so it's a pleasure to hear you.
I am a native of and a member of Parliament for the Quebec City region. As you are no doubt aware, last Friday, the Port of Québec became the sixth port in Canada to obtain certification for handling containers. It has therefore become part of the maritime strategy. That said, I'm very interested in this topic.
As you said, your port is the largest. It's very interesting to have you with us today. I know I won't have enough time to ask you all my questions.
To start with, Japan is a major importer of Canadian goods. In fact, 13% of your exports go to Japan.
You're the first witness to whom I'm asking a question related to this study. I'd like to know what the port's capacity is in relation to Japan.
Right now, it accounts for 13% of your exports. Could that double over the next 10 years?
Could you double your current exports to Japan? Do you think Japan has the potential to do so? Do we have the capacity to do so?
There are two issues here. Willingness is one. Is Japan able to take it on and are we able to deliver?