Thank you, Mr. Chair, and to the witnesses for testifying today.
Through the chair, I will go to Mr. Wong first.
In a letter to several ministers in the spring of this year, the Canadian/American Border Trade Alliance and other business groups highlighted some areas of concern, one being the staffing shortfalls at the border crossing in the ports.
We've heard from witnesses in lead-up to today on this bill that, of course, we know this bill will include some new tasks for CBSA to carry out, and further resources will need to be allocated to CBSA in order to play out all of the requirements of this bill and to ensure that there's continued operation and smooth transition of both people and goods back and forth.
Apart from the potential border thickening that we've heard about, are there any other concerns you would like to highlight on the part of the businesses you represent regarding the continued free flow of goods back and forth between Canada and the U.S. once this bill takes effect?