Mr. Speaker, first I want to thank the hon. member for raising this issue again, since I just had the opportunity to review it.
It is true that three ships from Marine Atlantic are registered in the Bahamas, but I should point out to the hon. member that this has been the case for several years. I was not aware of that when the issue was first raised in the House. The hon. member could certainly have discussed it with the Leader of the Opposition, since the situation already existed when he was a cabinet member.
We will review the issue, but it is easy to see how it came about. The measure was taken precisely to avoid costs for the Government of Canada.