International Trade committee  In our case, actually, the return of containers in Brampton is causing a problem because there is congestion. As I mentioned earlier, there is congestion in Brampton at the yards. They've added yards, and it's causing a big problem. The drayage companies can't unload their emptie

International Trade committee  Sure. We're a family-owned business. We're a very small regional chain, and we do less than 1,000 containers a year, but it's the pricing impact that is significant for us. I should also clarify, as I know I made a comment that was based on data from yesterday, that there's not

International Trade committee  It's information from our third party logistics providers and research that's available to all of us. The full brief that I've submitted has all the sources.

International Trade committee  No, other than to ask what the future could bring, because as we've talked about in other comments, there's still an opportunity for infrastructure. Whether Vancouver ends up being the third-worst port or not, the point is that there is an opportunity for us to review this to see

International Trade committee  If I may add—

International Trade committee  If I may add, today those steamship lines don't want to come to Canada because, whatever the reasons are, we're taking too long to turn their ships around. We won't be able to achieve the goal that Murad is after unless we have more efficient processes in place.

International Trade committee  I think we have sort of answered that. I think the suggestion of looking at the infrastructure is definitely a good one. There is also the whole supply chain system, which has been suggested as a way to look at what's happening with the rails and what opportunities, if any, we ha

International Trade committee  I agree that when we look at the supply chain, as was already pointed out, it's never one component. It's not just the port or significant impact by rail. Whether it's their equipment or it's labour—and those things have already been pointed out as well—everything that's happenin

International Trade committee  I believe that government support would help, because all of these private sectors are driven by ROI for their shareholders. Ultimately, they will invest in what they believe they're guaranteed to get back. If we want to solve a Canadian problem, influence from the government co

International Trade committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I would say the issue we face is potentially twofold. One is that steamship lines, in their behaviour, as another person and I referenced, use cartel-like pricing. In terms of what jurisdictions the government would have in putting restrictions around th

International Trade committee  The first one would be the volume and the ability to receive a lot of products quickly and efficiently. We can look at the age of other key ports. They were built somewhere between 1972 and 2008. When you look at a port that was built in 1972 and see the size of the ships and ho

International Trade committee  Good day, Madam Chair and members of the committee. Thank you for the invitation to speak about our view on logistics issues with transportation containers as a comparison. I represent N. Tepperman Limited, which has operated a chain of retail stores in six cities in southern On