Transport committee  We believe that ports are responsible for their day‑to‑day operations. They're also responsible for having a strategic plan. The minister is responsible for providing strategic direction to ports. So we made that suggestion for the following reason. If the minister, who is respo

Transport committee  I would say no. The bill doesn't affect collective agreements, unions or bargaining rights. The powers given to the minister really concern health issues. Take the example of the pandemic, during the pandemic, the minister might want to issue a temporary order. These powers woul

Transport committee  I'm not sure we have one. That said, if we don't, we'll request one.

Transport committee  I'd say some of them have been incorporated, and others have been incorporated in other avenues as well. We don't have the specific number, but we're happy to do a side-by-side and provide you with the information on what was implemented where and in what form.

Transport committee  Separate from the bill, we've been engaging with stakeholders in Vancouver around the safety issues related to loading grain in the rain. We continue to work with the stakeholders and the port on this very specific issue to try to get to a solution that will allow some of these a

Transport committee  Sure. Thank you for that. That is a great question. The supply chain task force report came out last October, I believe, and had a series of recommendations, 21 recommendations in total. I think one in particular was around the ports and the role they play in the supply chain. W

Transport committee  Thank you for the question, Mr. Chair. What I can say is that, as it is currently written, the bill does not aim to shut down anchorages. However, the bill wants to provide additional power to the port to direct traffic. We're hoping that by having power to direct traffic, the p

Transport committee  I would be happy to do that. I just want to make sure that folks can hear me with the microphone.

Transport committee  That's perfect. Thank you. I did hear someone from the committee say they will go easy on us, so we're looking forward to that. Mr. Chair, thank you for the opportunity to appear before the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. You did a good job when

Transport committee  The second published version would be more polished than the first, but there would still be work to do.

Transport committee  We heard of it recently, and we're right in the middle of studying what this could be or not. We are in the early days. It's something we're studying, and we hope to be able to provide a recommendation to the minister and the government.

Transport committee  For the Ambassador Bridge, we're looking at $393 million a day, and it was blockaded for six days, so around $2.4 billion.

Transport committee  At Coutts, it was blockaded for 18 days, and the trade value per day was $48 million, so we're looking at about $864 million of lost or deferred trade. For Emerson, Manitoba, the blockade lasted six days, and the trade value per day was $73 million, so we're looking at $438 mill

Transport committee  The application was published in part I of the Canada Gazette a month or two ago. The next step would be to publish it in part II of the Canada Gazette, but the date is not yet confirmed.

Transport committee  It is part of the process. In part I of the Canada Gazette, the government is asking for comments before adjusting and publishing a revised version in part II of the Canada Gazette. This second publication has not yet taken place.