Mr. Chair, Transport Canada is committed to working with port authorities on appointing qualified candidates to these boards of directors. Nominations are typically made by different stakeholders, including user groups. Transport Canada typically adopts the recommendations and nominations made by user groups. Sometimes considerations are taken into account if the government feels it's necessary to have a different selection, but the individuals the member has mentioned were all recommended by stakeholders. The Government of Canada proceeded with nominations or selections made by these user groups.
On April 20th, 2023. See this statement in context.