Madam Speaker, I can assure the member for Salaberry—Suroît and Canadians that Groupe Saint-Pierre has the expertise to do the job. As I have already said, this is a first step.
The Minister of Transport announced the first phase, which is the result of a plan approved by all parties. The Groupe Saint-Pierre firm will begin work to secure the Kathryn Spirit and then build a protective dike around the ship.
The government will then launch a competitive process to go ahead with the dismantling of the ship in the spring. The dismantling of the Kathryn Spirit will happen in due course. The process is moving along nicely.
We are very grateful to all parties that took part in the process. This work has taken some time, but we are well on our way to finally getting the Kathryn Spirit off the shores of Beauharnois.