Thank you, Mr. Keenan.
Over the years, as the mayor of Smithers, I met several times with the CN and representatives of the federal government. They always assured us that the response plans in the case of a major industrial fire along the rail line were bulletproof. These were excellent plans that were going to protect communities, yet in this report we find that the department had not given final approval to many emergency response assistance plans.
Why is that? Why did those plans languish in draft form for so many years?