Finance committee  In fact, it's not an either-or. Private investment plays a very large part in any port development or port infrastructure projects. As I mentioned earlier, port-financing models for infrastructure projects really are a patchwork quilt. They're almost like P6s. Private-sector fina

Finance committee  Thanks for the question. The association breaks down into two major groups, really. The smaller ports, running all the way from Oshawa to Saguenay to Thunder Bay, for example, are as integral to their communities as the large ports are to theirs. In fact, they play a big role in

Finance committee  That's almost like being asked which of my children are my favourites.

Finance committee  Exactly; it's difficult. I would say it's two-fold. One is ensuring that the port authorities themselves have the financial and regulatory flexibility to respond very quickly within changing market conditions. You mentioned the competitor ports on the U.S. west coast. Ships tr

Finance committee  Thank you for the question. I will answer in English, if I may. As I said earlier, the reality is that ports are very much economic generators. We are facilitators of trade and economic activity in two ways. It is through the cargo that we move, and as the port authorities have

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good morning, ladies, gentlemen, and Mr. Chair. Thank you very much for the opportunity to speak with you today. As you can tell by our name, the Association of Canadian Port Authorities represents the 18 port authorities across Canada that make up the nat

Transport committee  Certainly there's no doubt that the boats are getting a lot bigger and they're putting a lot more demands on the port authorities and all the associated partners to try to address them. Most of the impact has been primarily on the infrastructure side in terms of requiring bigger

Transport committee  I actually think my colleague Captain Leclerc would be better positioned to answer that one.

Transport committee  Well, the Green Marine initiative itself applies to ports, Canadian shipowners, anybody involved within the Canadian marine sector. However, there are a number of actions that have been taken, either by individual ports, or by Green Marine itself, or ports under the Green Marine

Transport committee  Well, I can't say what they do out in the middle of the ocean; however, given the emissions control area requirements that have been put in place internationally, there is a 200-mile limit. All ships that are coming within 200 miles of Canadian territory have to burn low sulphur

Transport committee  Thank you for the question. I think that's an interesting take. The reality is that the Green Marine program has actually started to expand around the world. While it started in Canada, as you have said, it has now been taken up by members of the American Association of Port Aut

Transport committee  It means that all of the regulatory regimes that are in place...and the approach that was taken, for example, by the world-class oil tanker safety review panel was a risk-based assessment. They're operating in a real-world environment, and there are always things that potentially

Transport committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good morning, everybody. Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you about important issues that relate to the shipment of dangerous goods and safety management systems in Canada's transportation modes. I also wish to thank the committee for their pati

Finance committee  Unfortunately, I am not aware of that. I can't comment, sir.

Finance committee  I have heard, simply anecdotally, that there are other countries that are doing that, yes.