Statement made on 24 March 2010 by Senator Terry Mercer
Hon. Terry M. Mercer:
Honourable senators, I wish to follow up on Senator Cowan's line of questions on the Atlantic Gateway.
When we studied containerization in the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications, we heard of the lack of leadership at all levels in coordinating a vision for the Atlantic Gateway.
Who, indeed, are the federal players? We have John Baird, the Minister of Transport; Peter Van Loan, the Minister of International Trade; Keith Ashfield, the Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, ACOA, and the Atlantic Gateway; and Rob Merrifield the Minister of State for Transport. This is a large list of cabinet ministers. Can the leader tell us what discussions are being held among this group to take the Atlantic Gateway from a vision to a reality?
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