Thank you, Minister, and with that, the Great Lakes in particular are an economic engine. They move $19.8 billion dollars in goods, support 238,000 jobs, and generate $45 billion dollars in commerce annually, components that are critical to post-COVID-19 economic recovery efforts.
Minister, can you comment on how the Great Lakes can be leveraged to create fluidity, eliminating bottlenecks, being more environmentally friendly in the movement of trade and contributing to our country's post-COVID-19 economic recovery?