Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to all our witnesses.
I'd like to begin with some questions for Mr. Ashton.
Mr. Ashton, in your opening comments you talked about a desire to see working people—the people who load and unload ships at our ports across Canada and ensure our ports are efficient and operate well—reflected on the boards of port authorities. We're currently considering legislation that looks at board governance.
Can you speak to what you see as the benefits of having working people reflected in the membership of the boards of directors and perhaps give some examples of where that's been successful?