I represent a riding on the coast of British Columbia, and this issue is going all the way to the coast. All around my riding in the Gulf Islands, we have tankers at anchorages that are very rarely used. If you look at English Bay in Vancouver, you see it's chockablock full, so this issue is going all the way down to the west coast.
You've been saying that if Bill C-49 is passed, you pledge to do better and you're investing in this. It seems to be very reactive to the situation at hand. I'm wondering if we'll be in this situation in another four years and we'll have to ask you to come again before the committee.
Yes, you know that at -25° you have to reduce your speeds and decrease the length of the train, but anyone who lives in Canada in the winter knows that we have this weather on a regular basis. You know the long-term trends of what our country is hoping to do, which is that we're hoping to increase our exports, but we're still operating in that same environment. I want to be assured that we won't revisit this situation in another four years. I hope that instead of being reactive to the situation at hand, you'll be very much proactive so that in 2023 we don't have to repeat this same exercise.