I'm calling to order meeting number 109 of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), we're doing a study of the Canadian transportation and logistics strategy. What would that look like and what should it look like? We're very pleased to be here in Niagara region today to start off.
Witnesses we have from 9 till 10 will be the Hamilton Port Authority, led by Mr. Hamilton, president and chief executive officer, and the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, with Jean Aubry-Morin, vice-president of external relations, and Bruce Hodgson, director of marketing development.
Welcome and thank you very much. Thank you for finding the time up here, on a wet morning, but you're used to wet mornings, without question.
We'll open it up.
Mr. Hamilton, would you like to start? You have five minutes, and then you'll be followed by our other guests. Then, we'll be doing questions and answers for the remaining time.