Thank you.
In March 2023, this committee conducted a national study on large port infrastructure. In fact, we toured a number of ports across the country, including that of Prince Rupert. There were 12 recommendations from that report in terms of competitiveness, streamlining approvals and strengthening financial flexibility. The Government of Canada responded to that report in May 2023, indicating that port infrastructure was a priority.
That was three years ago, yet we're still hearing the same concerns. We heard them at the last meeting as well in terms of faster approvals, greater flexibility and removing the structural bottlenecks. As for the 12 recommendations, since the government has declared ports a priority, what tangible federal reforms have you seen implemented? That's for both the Prince Rupert and the Vancouver port authorities, since we're talking about a significant portion of our national trade.