Transport committee  On this particular point, I would ask our legal counsel to respond.

Transport committee  I will ask Laureen Kinney, director general of marine security at Transport Canada, to respond.

Transport committee  Do you have some specific examples? For instance, the Vancouver-Fraser Port Authority said that they set up a system to facilitate transportation outside their facilities. We have heard of other examples too. As a matter of fact the Québec Port Authority also put into place equip

Transport committee  Indeed the Act contains some provisions to this effect.

Transport committee  Briefly, with respect to what is in the proposed amendments for the port of Windsor, certainly the potential access to infrastructure funding for capital projects and environmental sustainability and security would be a key element for the port. You mentioned short sea shipping.

Transport committee  Under the current marine policy, the legislative framework, the various regulations and letters patent that apply to the ports, the port authorities are already required to submit land use plans to the municipal administrations and to consult them. I believe you're referring to

Transport committee  As you pointed out, there were extensive consultations as part of the review of the Canada Marine Act in 2002 and 2003. They went across the country and met a large number of stakeholders.The report emanating from that review, for which I believe there were 140 briefs or presenta

Transport committee  Through various mechanisms, there has always been input in some capacity or other, either from interested parties in those municipalities or, in the case of Vancouver, because of the Asia Pacific initiative and the exercise we've just gone through in terms of the port amalgamatio

Transport committee  I'll have to verify that. I don't believe that to be the case, but we can certainly check.

Transport committee  The Auditor General would certainly have scope to undertake an examination of any public funds that would accrue to any of the port authorities.

Transport committee  There are a number of other instruments--for example, the special examination that ports are subject to, and the financial audits. In the case of any public funds from any programs, certainly the Auditor General would have full scope to conduct whatever examinations are appropria

Transport committee  That's simply in reference to the fact that this is proposed legislation.

Transport committee  That will depend on the program criteria and the business plan that the Port of Montreal puts forward with its partners. The question is also whether the Port of Montreal will want to seek funding for that specific project, because it has access to other funding sources; it has o

Transport committee  We should do some more research on the subject, Minister.

Transport committee  The purpose here is strictly to facilitate the performance of the responsibilities of the boards of directors. In the case of smaller ports, for example, it may be difficult for the board of directors to have to bear the entire workload. To a certain extent, these people may dele