Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to be sure I understand the situation. I am being told that it would exceed the scope of this bill, but how could that be the case when the former minister said, when he introduced it, that this was precisely the purpose of the bill? The present minister or the officials could explain it.
This bill was introduced in the press, everywhere in Quebec, saying that it was going to allow ports to work together better. So the amendment we are proposing here would allow the ports to work together better.
It could not be more consistent with what was said publicly by the minister.