Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll share my time with my colleagues.
Thank you, Minister.
As part of my tour on rail safety in Quebec, I discussed rail safety issues. I heard many comments about the government not applying the recommendations issued by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. I would like to read parts of the November 15 news release regarding the investigation into the VIA Rail train accident in Burlington. The report is fairly scathing. It says the following:
The TSB believes a voluntary approach does not go far enough and will not ensure that the vast majority of locomotives in Canada will be equipped with essential recorders.
The following passage is especially critical:
Citing a lack of firm action, the [TSB] is concerned there is no clear strategy in place to address the rail safety issues identified by the Board.
What does the minister have to say about this?