Mr. Speaker, the matter of commercial ice breaking is not a problem just for the ferries. It is also a serious problem for the entire economic activity of the St. Lawrence ports.
My question is for the Minister of Fisheries. By having the St. Lawrence port users pay 80% of commercial ice breaking costs, while they generate only 33% of them, is the Minister of Fisheries not creating a considerable disadvantage which is likely to compromise their competitive edge and consequently the very survival of some of the St. Lawrence ports?