Transport committee  I guess the most obvious answer is that it eliminates the ability to ship the products that are impacted by the moratorium. As I mentioned earlier, we're hyper-focused on adding value to Canadian exports. Right now, that moratorium essentially precludes conversations within tha

Transport committee  I'm not familiar with the term “supergrappe”, but what I can say is that the availability of data is incredibly important to the supply chain. As I mentioned in my opening remarks, whether you want to call it a digital revolution or to refer to blockchain, at the end of the day t

Transport committee  I think there are many examples, but certainly one is to take a look at CBSA. CBSA is an organization that's been set up very much as a security and regulatory body. The reality is that it's very much the holder of key information as it relates to international trade. Being able

Transport committee  Obviously those trade agreements certainly open up opportunity. For us, as I mentioned, over 80% of our goods right now are related to Asian countries. We expect that we're probably going to see a further expansion into the more emerging economies within Asia. We're reaching into

Transport committee  First, I'll make a point of clarification. The northern gateway project was to flow through Kitimat as opposed to Prince Rupert, so that would not be a part of our operations. However, let me speak more broadly to utilization.

Transport committee  Potentially, but let me point to utilization. I wouldn't say we're underutilized in terms of what we have right now. In fact, we've been on a very strong growth curve, as I demonstrated. Right now, we're looking at trying to take advantage of the opportunities we do have. A good

Transport committee  Thank you, Madam Chair and committee members. I appreciate the invitation. I want to make two impressions on you today. Number one is that Prince Rupert's development is based on many unparalleled strategic attributes that make it a very competitive gateway for trade, but it'

Transport committee  I have, very much so. As you may imagine, there are a wide variety of opinions as to what's acceptable risk and what isn't. However, the reality is that risk can be quantified, and if you're looking to achieve zero risk, then you're correct that zero transportation is really the

Transport committee  Yes. We don't see CN's mainline capacity as being any kind of a limiting issue for any type of cargo, including potential liquid bulk.

Transport committee  When you're looking at refined fuels, yes. The primary mode of transportation would likely be rail.

Transport committee  I think you've likely touched on our primary concern with the legislation as it's written. It's not that we have a position on a moratorium one way or the other, but the reality is that there is a lack of evidence as to why certain products were included in the schedule, and that

Transport committee  I would agree, but I would also focus on one of my comments, which is that there is a very good question as to what that risk of it getting into the water is. That quantification of the risk of incident is missing from this conversation.

Transport committee  I think you're absolutely correct in terms of its impact on current operations. It's a relatively insignificant impact. I think the concern from our perspective is more looking into the future. I mentioned in my comments that we are seeing, certainly from an Alberta perspective

Transport committee  The conversation about lower volumes has been focused on resupply to communities on the coast and has been largely driven by barge capacities within that context. I think the important thing to realize about the number is that it's not just community resupply that should be inclu

Transport committee  Currently, the only tanker traffic that would occur in the port would be related to slack wax, which is a relatively minor product for us. We tend to have about four vessel visits a year, and that usually brings a total of about 10,000 metric tonnes.