Our ask is for a 30-month extension. Right now, the pilot expires at the end of March 2025. That's a cliff. At this point, there's no ability to prolong that, so shippers are very reluctant to use interswitching because of the threat of retaliation from our two class I railways.
We're asking for a 30-month extension, which would give us 48 months of data. That also lines up with the statutory review of the Canada Transportation Act. We're asking for 500 kilometres, because 160 kilometres does not allow the Peace Region of northern Alberta to have access. It has no competition, and right now the pilot is only in the Prairies.
It is at no cost for government to do; it is simply a regulatory change.