Mr. Speaker, the Halifax port is an economic engine for the metro, for the province and for the Atlantic region as a whole. But all of that is threatened.
The transport minister appointed port authority has jacked up the rent of a key terminal operator by 900%. That means that workers will lose jobs, that international shippers will go elsewhere and ultimately the region's economy will suffer.
My question to the minister is simple. Will the transport minister commit today to help resolve this damaging dispute?