Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to thank all of the witnesses for responding to our invitation and being with us for the study we are currently engaged in.
I am going to begin with Mr. Paquin from the Port of Trois-Rivières.
I was impressed when I heard you say just now that you had increased your capacity by 40 per cent thanks to your On Course for 2020 project and that you had already used 100 per cent of the new capacity that was added to the Port of Trois-Rivières.
Obviously, I don't have specific knowledge of the entire situation in the Port of Trois-Rivières, but I am generally familiar with the economic difficulties the Mauricie region has had to deal with. I think how your port has managed to survive and experienced such significant growth is truly impressive. It is very much to your credit.
One of our visits to various ports all across Canada was to the Port of Montreal, two weeks ago. The Port of Montreal representatives also mentioned that the Port had achieved its maximum capacity.
Do you think this situation is widespread in all the ports in Quebec?