Yes, absolutely, this bill will be an enabler for us. The provisions that are referenced in the bill, specifically in the Customs Act, will provide the ability for CBSA to prescribe the amount of time a shipper is provided to transfer to us a container for examination. Right now, there is no set service standard for that process to happen. Sometimes it can take up to 16 days for CBSA officers to identify to a port operator that we'd like to see container x, and it will be upwards of three weeks before that container is provided to us. That provides a lot of time for nefarious actors in the ports to remove contraband before we're able to examine it, so being able to regulate the time it takes for those containers to be delivered to us for examination will be a great enabler to us and will strengthen port security.
On October 16th, 2023. See this statement in context.