The Canada Marine Act does not pose any obstacles to what we are doing currently, because we are cooperating on a very functional level.
That would not be the case however if we wanted to go further and look at trade issues. For instance, if we wanted to look at optimizing our infrastructures and sharing our strategic plans and development plans, and try to establish a strategic plan that reflects the strengths and weaknesses of each of the three facilities to make the network more effective as a whole, we could not do that. That is prohibited.
If we had a collective wish, it would be to be allowed to go further. I would say simply that the Canada Marine Act was enacted initially to force competition rather than cooperation among port authorities. That is why it is so limiting in that regard.
Right now, we could do better. The only option currently available under the act is merger. We are not at that point. We would like to continue working together. Asto a merger, we can talk about that later on. Right now, we are very limited by the act. We are doing whatever we can within the confines of the act. We are getting results already, but we would have to move forward on a strategic vision for the development of the network.