What I understand from what Mr. Lemieux said earlier is that the issue is far from settled. CN put off its decision just until the end of the year. The threat still looms over communities and producers. We are talking about 52 sites that could be closed, and that is nothing to sneeze at. For my own benefit and probably for the benefit of those who will be reading the evidence of the agriculture committee, I would like to know whether the people at CN have done the same thing in the recent past, that is, closing sites almost arbitrarily.
I want to know whether they do this a lot, closing a number of sites. I also want to know if the company had a plan to determine whether all these sites were profitable or if the people affected were caught off guard. At some point, was a decision made to close 3 sites and then 52? Or, on the contrary, had there not been any closures for many years, and then, all of a sudden, CN announced that it was closing 52 sites? I would like a little background on the situation. I want to hear how CN went about choosing the sites and whether it consulted anyone.
My questions are for everyone.