Transport committee  We support what you're saying. I think VIA's developed its own vision of what it wants to be 10 years from now, 15 years from now. There's no question that infrastructure is part of that vision. To achieve that vision not only do you have to make sure that you have a safe operati

Transport committee  Certainly, we don't have any objection to showing them.

Transport committee  Sure.

Transport committee  Right now the Ocean is a train that loses somewhere between $12 million to $15 million a year. So we're ready to operate the train, but we also have to act in a commercial way as well and look at the fact that if we invest money to purchase a line, and we're investing just to con

Transport committee  I'm not aware of extensive studies that have been done. I think often municipalities take on that role. As you mentioned, communities build themselves around tracks, and eventually traffic and congestion develop and other safety issues may develop. Part of it has to be the commun

Transport committee  Yes I'll ask my colleague, Jean, to elaborate. She's very much involved.

Transport committee  Just to qualify it, we realize that the issues over the last few months at these crossings have been an inconvenience to the residents of Ottawa. We understand that. We just want to say that at no time was their safety compromised, because basically the default position of the de

Transport committee  We're talking about the infrastructure on the north shore of New Brunswick, between Campbellton and Moncton. As you know, CN has applied to abandon about 44 miles of infrastructure there. We are looking at options. VIA Rail continuously looks at options, but we're not in a positi

Transport committee  Mr. Chairman, members of the committee and members of Parliament, good morning. On behalf of my Via Rail Canada colleagues, it my pleasure to speak to you today about the action we have taken, the progress we are continuously making and our overall safety record. Safety is by f