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House Hansard - 84

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 8, 2022 02:00PM
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Jun/8/22 4:56:40 p.m.
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This is where I give my daily reminder to keep questions and answer as short as we can so that everyone can participate. The member for Port Moody—Coquitlam.
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Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP)
  • Jun/8/22 6:33:56 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, many points of my hon. colleague's speech prompted me to want to ask a question, but I was very pleased to hear his analysis of what is going on at the port of Vancouver. In my riding in Saanich—Gulf Islands, the inefficiencies in loading bulk goods in the port of Vancouver have resulted in a real crisis of freighters basically getting free parking in the waters of the Salish Sea, all the way up as far as off of Ladysmith. They are stuck waiting there, because they have several holds and the delivery of grain and other bulk goods like coal is not efficient. Given that the harbour authorities have been created as stand-alone agencies at arm's length from the minister, what does the Minister of Transport need to do to ensure that we get the port of Vancouver working efficiently? It hurts everyone from grain farmers in the prairies all the way through to my constituents in Saanich—Gulf Islands.
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Context: House Hansard - 84 - Jun/8/22
Mr. Dan Albas
  • Jun/8/22 6:35:03 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, this is where I have always said that leadership is everything. If something is not working, we would expect the minister to be there and to be immediately working with all the force that they can to identify where the gaps are and how to close them. As my fellow member from British Columbia has said, there are externalities that are being created by the slow processing times. In my community, there are small business owners who are suddenly receiving bills from the port in large amounts that are causing them to raise their prices because they cannot afford to sell the furniture or items that they have brought in, with the shipping included, at the rate that they originally promised. This is causing inflation and it is causing aggravation. As the member said, there are some environmental externalities that are causing negative spillovers. We should be asking the government, but unfortunately this Minister of Transport is missing in action when it comes to the port.
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