Mr. Speaker, I would like to give my colleague, who now sits on the committee with me, the opportunity to comment on certain remarks, particularly those made by the parliamentary secretary. Like my colleague, he also mentioned in his intervention that the seaway and shipping are part of Canada's way of life. The economic benefits are incredible. Yes, shipping supplies Quebec, Ontario, even part of the United States in the Great Lakes region, and other regions. It is like a gold mine. We cannot shut it down. We need it.
However, it is causing collateral damage. Unfortunately, unlike the benefits, which extend everywhere—in Ontario, Saskatchewan, probably all over Canada and the United States—the problems are mostly in Quebec. Why is it that the people benefiting from it, even elsewhere, are not fixing the problems? The problems are affecting people's lives. Given the scope of the benefits, should those people not be compensated?