Transport committee  Absolutely. On all coasts of Canada, there's appropriate scrutiny of species and impacts on species, particularly those that are endangered. In the case of the port, we are, as I mentioned previously, advancing the notion of a container terminal at Roberts Bank. There is the sou

Transport committee  From the port's perspective, we have done much of that calculus. I would say that, to the extent that there are opportunities that shippers or shipping lines in other ports could avail themselves of, they will exercise that. What we're hearing is that there's still considerable d

Transport committee  I'll try to be brief. I would suggest that the reason we've been as successful as we have in securing federal funding is a demonstrable level of support from communities, regional transportation authorities such as TransLink and the B.C. Ministry of Transportation, and a broad c

Transport committee  Once again, I'll refer to the federal infrastructure investments. Those applications were submitted with both railway partners—depending on the project—with significant capital being committed by the various railways to support those projects. We're seized with the issue. There

Transport committee  It is ready to accept the kind of tankers that would be required. The particular transit that is contemplated between the terminal facility and open waters is the most stringently controlled transit within the port's jurisdiction. Those procedures have been established working ve

Transport committee  It's not energy east. It's northern gateway.

Transport committee  None of the ports here would have been responsible.

Transport committee  The review that we're involved in today, particularly, is a project regarding the extension of container capacity. The extended timeline that appears to be unfolding is obviously costly. It impacts the securing of commercial partners because of the uncertainly around when that fa

Transport committee  I will try to be brief. What I'm confident of is that the infrastructure programs we've put in place and received federal funding for are for the most critical and urgent pieces of the gateway, to facilitate the growth we're anticipating. Obviously, we're hopeful for future fun

Transport committee  Of course the growth in the various trade corridors is different. In Vancouver, we're anticipating growth of about 4% to 5%, which is consistent with what we have done historically through the last decade. That appears to be unfolding. If not, we typically grow at slightly higher

Transport committee  It is primarily left to the private sector. Obviously, the shipping lines, in the case of containers, are trying to access various competitive markets with a variety of alternatives. In the case of export cargo, it might be more dependent on where the producing region is, or the

Transport committee  The nature of every product is assessed by the port authority to ensure that we're fulfilling our mandate to operate safely. In the case of the proposed pipeline and the volume, we've done that assessment and are confident that it can be handled properly.

Transport committee  Certainly, the various stakeholders are concerned about the collective brand that Canada puts forward. With regard to this movement, there have been a number of initiatives. I think 2014 was the last time there was a really significant challenge with regard to moving grain. The

Transport committee  Thank you very much for giving us the opportunity to appear. You'll hear a common theme across the port authorities around the importance of ports to the Canadian economy. I'll be brief about the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority. We're responsible, obviously, for the port of Vanc

Transport committee  Yes. In fact, I should have extended my comments by confirming that the volume of cargo has increased substantially over the last 20 years. In the most recent calendar year, we handled about 140 million tonnes of cargo. Four million tonnes or so was liquid bulk products. The aver