Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the minister and officials for appearing here with respect to Bill C-9, Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act amendments.
I come from a region where we have the busiest international border crossing, between Windsor and Detroit. Of course we see the transportation of dangerous goods across the border. We have an international ferry for this purpose that we use. As well, our government is involved in investing heavily in a new international border crossing between the two locations, in part to increase the economic security, not only for Canada, but for the United States. So we have a very important bilateral relationship there.
The need to maintain access to key markets for those engaged in the transportation of dangerous goods across the border brings us to the discussion around this security clearance program. I know we've had a lot of questions delving into the specifics, but can you elaborate for the record--because there will be others and the public will be interested in this discussion--on the need for security clearance and how this program would work? Could you walk us through that?