Another reason I wanted today's panel to include a representative from the Port of Trois‑Rivières is that it's not the Port of Montreal or the Port of Vancouver even though it does have significant growth potential. It's not the biggest port in the country.
We've talked a lot about the new administrative pieces ports have to set up: community advisory committees, indigenous advisory committees, municipal advisory committees and quarterly financial reports. I myself am an accountant by trade. When I saw the words “quarterly financial report”, that raised a red flag. I know that kind of report takes a lot of work. That means paying people. I think it's a big responsibility.
Would you please comment on that? I think there should be different rules for little ports as opposed to big ports. That way, little ports can continue to function without being severely handicapped by these new rules.