Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good morning, colleagues.
Thank you to the witnesses for joining us today. Good morning.
As we've heard before in conversations in this committee, and as we've heard extensively from the Prime Minister and from the government, it's clear, I think, that we're all on the same page. Canada must diversify its trading partners, and we have to increase our exports around the world, with a focus on expanding beyond the North American continent.
The government's $5-billion trade diversification corridors fund is part of the strategy to double non-U.S. exports over the next 10 years and will support projects across the country, including national and regional trade bottlenecks affecting some of Canada's ports.
For the witnesses here this morning, could you please share how funds from the national trade corridors fund in 2024, and now, the new trade diversification corridors fund, will help your ports to expand to meet these targets for non-U.S. exports within the next decade?
Perhaps we could begin with the Port of Montreal and then go to the Port of Saguenay.