As I said earlier, I want to thank the witnesses for being here and the members of the committee for agreeing to conduct a study on this very important topic for the people in my riding and, I'm sure, for those in other ridings.
Some properties in Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola, on the other side of the river, are affected by erosion. I'm convinced that's also true of other lands on the St. Lawrence and in the Great Lakes.
Many witnesses so far have said that shoreline protection works were built after the seaway was built. In the 1950s and subsequent years, the seaway was dredged to allow larger ships to pass through. Walls were erected and riprap was installed to offset the damage.
Ms. Lagarde, in what condition are the works in your area?