Transport committee  I have to agree. We're happy that it's not being downloaded onto the backs of the municipalities. So we are very happy, thank you.

Transport committee  Like I said, this is a starting point for our work here for the legislation. We still have a lot of regulatory requirements that we have to work out, so this is a step forward. This is an ongoing issue that we have to deal with, understanding that a one-size-fits-all approach sim

Transport committee  Again, we have to consider other products as well. We don't want it limited to the shipment of crude oil. Like I said, there are other factors that we have to consider and just move forward with that.

Transport committee  Again, we just have so many issues. We're such a geographically diverse country. There are a lot of factors that we have to consider. We're dealing with a lot of remote areas; we're dealing with highly densely populated areas. There are so many factors. A concern of mine is even

Transport committee  It's a starting point. Again, we have to start someplace.

Transport committee  Yes, I think that we will be.

Transport committee  Absolutely. It is something that we would consider. We would have to work through some details. I am mayor of a tiny community of 700 people, so I understand what it's like to work with a volunteer fire department of a few members and not having a guarantee that the members are

Transport committee  We've definitely had that discussion. We are open to any possibility. We don't want to just have crude oil singled out; there are a lot of different commodities that fall in the same category. One of my concerns from a municipal standpoint, especially when we talk about chlorine

Transport committee  Thank you very much. Good afternoon and thank you, Mr. Chair, for your introduction and thank you to the committee members for extending an invitation to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities to participate in your study of Bill C-52, the safe and accountable rail act. The F