You're touching on something that's been close to my heart for the last couple of years, following up the national supply chain, policy papers and the view about what's wrong with our supply chains in Canada. Airports are an integral part of that supply chain.
One thing that we have seen is that we keep pointing the finger at the government for a lack of integrating capability across all the different players out there. The world of supply chain has changed significantly and it's going to change even more. We're going to move into very much a digital world. We're going to be moving into a world in which, as I mentioned a few minutes ago, data is going to be the important driver of decision-making and of efficiency in our supply chains.
I'm a wholehearted supporter of the need for us to have an integrated view of how stuff moves across this country and of making sure we're using the right of mode of transportation to move stuff from point A to point B. Our international partners depend on it. Our export economy depends on it. If we don't do it, we're going to be playing second fiddle to a number of international organizations that have done a better job of integrating.
Yes, there is a need. How that need gets expressed and how we do it....
The national supply chain officer is an interesting concept, but it's more of a band-aid at this point in time.
We need some effective processes in place that industries can adhere to, so we can measure how well we're doing as compared to what our competitors are doing, and whether we are moving the needle in terms of improving our efficiency and effectiveness when it comes to supply chain network management.
We haven't done that yet.