port flagged for federal fast track, but security concerns have lasted yearsB.C. port security concernsContainers are unloaded from the Yang Ming Throne container ship at Deltaport, at Roberts Bank in Delta, B.C., on Thursday, July 16, 2026. He told reporters the expansion and port security were "separate issues," but the federal government "spends an enormous amount of time making sure we keep up with the evolving security issues that present themselves." They're in charge of port security," he said, in an apparent reference to the RCMP. German said he likened the port expansion and associated security issues with the recently concluded FIFA World Cup.