Finance committee  A piece of legislation we're watching very closely is obviously Bill C-69. Frankly, it's less about the legislation and more about the regulation that will come with the legislation. Currently, there's a regulation in place that defines a major projects list, which determines what's included and what's excluded in the scope of environmental assessments.

Finance committee  Yes, and we're quite concerned about the prospect of losing that review authority. There have been grain terminals, potash terminals and a number of facilities, so it's of great importance to us.

Finance committee  There are two places where we see this as an issue. One is, as I mentioned, land acquisition. In the Lower Mainland, there's a tremendous shortage of industrial land required to facilitate growth of our trade. Our borrowing limit was set in 2008 when the Lower Mainland port authorities were merged.

Finance committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair and honourable members. My name is Duncan Wilson. I'm vice president, corporate social responsibility with the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority. Please note that we previously provided a comprehensive submission to the pre-budget consultation. Today I will discuss a few of the highlights included in that submission.