I don't know what the overall stipend is in larger cities, larger ports and all of those things, but in a small community that's so outsized by its port.... A study showed that 66% of the households earning over $100,000 a year in Prince Rupert had port wages. In Vancouver it's like 2%. That shows the difference in scale.
The federal government could, for ports under a certain size with host communities under a certain size, pick a number—$50,000, $30,000 or whatever it is. Rather than having that returned to Ottawa, where I don't think it would be missed.... If that stipend were reinvested in the community, it would have a meaningful impact and would go a long way to improving the friction point that exists in what should otherwise be an incredibly positive relationship.