Mr. Speaker, recently 40% of the passengers on the Norwegian Star were infected by a virus on three consecutive cruises.
As tourists from cruise ships are vital to the economy of the ports along the St. Lawrence, the government intends to implement a program to carry out health inspections on all cruise ships calling in the ports along the St. Lawrence.
My question is for the Minister of Transport. Who will pay for the new service: the passengers, the shipowners, the port authorities or the government?