Public Accounts committee  Yes, that is correct.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you for the question. The president of VIA Rail can likely give a more detailed answer. That said, as a result of the lack of enabling legislation, the corporation's mandate is unclear. Enabling legislation helps clarify a corporation's mandate. When the legislation does

Public Accounts committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. That's a good question, but it's difficult to answer.

Public Accounts committee  The points raised in the report are clear. The impact on VIA Rail activities is well established. The question is hard to answer because VIA has been in this boat for a number of years. The funding arrives late, the tracks are shared, and so on. These issues have all been raised

Public Accounts committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, for giving us this opportunity to discuss our special examination report on VIA Rail Canada Inc. I am accompanied today by René Béliveau, the principal responsible for this audit. A special examination of a crown corporation is somewhat similar to a perform

Public Accounts committee  We have not looked at whether the different sizes of rail companies may have difficulty implementing SMS. This question should be asked of the department. They will have an answer for that.

Public Accounts committee  Mr. Chair, this is a delicate situation, since the recommendations often require the action of several stakeholders. That in turn requires interactions between departments and industry stakeholders. Certain issues or recommendations may need much more time. As for this specific

Public Accounts committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. This question has two parts—one is about training and the other one is about ethics. Let's begin by discussing training. If memory serves me right, in the report, we said that two thirds of inspectors and one third of managers had received training solely

Public Accounts committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. The information we provided in the report is based on the information the department provided to us at the end of the audit, so it is based on the action plan the department provided to us in April 2012. The proposed calendar for almost completed implementa