Thank you very much for your question, Mr. Gaheer.
The Port of Montreal is the second-largest container port in Canada, but it is also the main export platform to markets where criminals are able to sell stolen vehicles. I am thinking in particular of Africa and the Middle East. In addition, it is located six hours from the GTA and a few minutes from Montreal. Unfortunately, criminals have taken advantage of the fluidity of our facilities, our good performance and our proximity to markets, whether by truck or by train, to export stolen vehicles. We are very aware of this problem.
Over the past year, in particular, we have intensified discussions with our partners. Our colleagues from Vancouver mentioned it. They said that it was important for our police partners to have a clear understanding of the port reality. To achieve this, communication and mutual understanding efforts have been intensified. In addition, we are looking at technological solutions to make it easier to identify containers carrying stolen vehicles.
Having said that, I want to emphasize that it is very important for us that solutions be applicable across Canada. If we find a solution that applies only at the local level, that is to say in Montreal, we will only displace the problem to other ports, and criminals will take advantage of these shortcomings.
We want to continue to work collaboratively and talk with our partners to find other solutions, through our association, for example. We are open to discussion.