Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'm going to continue with Mr. McKinnon's line of questioning.
One of the solutions you recommended was better information sharing among partners, the port authorities, obviously, the CBSA and law enforcement. That seems appropriate given that the police officials we heard from said that would be a good practice. They also recommended a review of the security clearance process. Personally, I wasn't aware that Transport Canada was in charge of that, so I asked to have the Minister of Transport meet with the committee to explain how it all works and what can be done to improve the clearance process.
You also mentioned the CBSA's mandate and the fact that border controls are focused more on imports than exports. Even so, the CBSA doesn't inspect every container leaving the country.
Should we change the rules or the mandate of the CBSA? I'm not sure whether we have the ability to do that or whether the agency has the staff it would need. Isn't it a good idea to do just that and pay close attention to exports? Should we do what Mr. McKinnon was talking about and look at who is putting a seal on the containers before they are shipped out of the country? Do we need to tighten the rules around when changes to the manifest are allowed, including the number of hours before shipping, to ensure that changes to the manifest aren't made once the container is shipped? Do you think implementing those measures would be a positive step?