Mr. Speaker, the hon. member knows the government has already undertaken a review of all agencies and boards, and we are doing it very quickly.
I look forward to the assistance of members of the third party and other members of the House as we review in depth the operations on the maritime side of my responsibilities at Transport Canada. We have already announced that we are going to be looking at the structure of Ports Canada and how these arrangements are arrived at.
The case that the hon. member raises today is a result of an order in council appointment that I understand was made in 1987. It exemplifies the need to review all of these matters in depth, whether they have to do with the per diems of the chairman of Canada Ports Corporation or orders in council.
I can assure the hon. member that we are going to be doing it as quickly as we can. I look forward to their co-operation on this matter, unlike some of the things we have tried to correct where they have gotten into bed with whoever is convenient.