There are many barriers, but thank you for the question.
We spoke earlier about trade-enabling infrastructure. I think that's one of the largest barriers that we face, these major choke points, not only at the port of Vancouver but all across our rail lines as well. Over 90% of the grain grown in the Prairies is moved and exported by rail, so we have to ensure that our rail systems are aligned and working well. Then we have to make sure that our ports, including the port of Vancouver but also ports out east, are operating at their full capacity.
We have competitors around the world that are investing billions of dollars in their individual ports. I'll reference one port. I won't name the country and I won't name the port, but there is a port somewhere in the Indo-Pacific that is owned by a private company, by one individual. That port is more sophisticated and more innovative than all of our ports here in Canada combined. That port is owned by one individual, so that just showcases how far behind we are in our trade-enabling infrastructure and how we have to invest in it today and well into the future.
