Our ports are striving to fulfill the requirements of the Official Languages Act. It's not just about money; it's also about the availability of training. Under federal institutions, there's funding available for French language training. It isn't available to port authorities. Even if it was available, would they be able to find it? Would they be able to find the employees?
Port authorities are competing with federal organizations with a very generous pension and benefits. Port authorities are operating at arm's length from government. It was an intentional decision of the Government of Canada to put entrepreneurial spirit into the administration of the port authorities. They are doing their best to fulfill their significant mandates for trade, but at the same time respect the requirements for official languages.