Therefore, the committee
recommends that the minister be willing to recognize, on a case-by-case basis, some
local and regional ports as essential to the local economy or the future development of the region and that these ports not be transferred before the minister has confirmed that the faciliti
es meet appropriate operating standards; that, in the event th
at the $125-million fund ...[+++] established for transfer purposes is not enough to facilitate the transfer of these ports, the minister be authorized to request the necessary additional funding; that the minister be allowed to subsidize other projects considered essential to the future success of these ports; that the minister continue to maintain and run these ports until he has ascertained that a viable local authority is in place; and that the minister take steps to have a port transferred back if the local authority is unable to manage it so as to ensure its viability for the region.po
ur le transfert des ports, établi à 125 millions de dollars, ne serait pas suffisant pour faciliter le transfe
rt de ces ports, le ministre puisse demander les fonds supplémentaires nécessaires; que le ministre puisse subventionner d'autres projets considérés comme nécessaires au succès futur de ces port
s; que le ministre continue d'entretenir et de diriger ces ports jusqu'à ce qu'il ait vérifié la mise en place d'une entité loc
...[+++]ale viable; que le ministre prenne des mesures pour reprendre un port transféré si l'entité locale ne réussit pas à le gérer de manière viable pour la région.