Absolutely. BC Ferries is essential to the B.C. economy, which is a critical piece of the Canadian economy.
We have to be investing and ensuring that our transportation infrastructure is robust and efficient. This is a really important and long-overdue investment, frankly, from BC Ferries. I think we all regret that it's a procurement that benefits a Chinese shipyard. In these times we would like to see that business, but there was no Canadian shipbuilder that bid on this.
I think we have to do everything we can going forward to build up our shipbuilding industry in B.C. and across Canada.
