People in the rail industry live in a world where safety and risk assessment are paramount. We always try to determine the risk that exists at a specific location and the measures needed to manage it.
If we pass a regulation that sets out a whole series of measures and we have 14,000 level crossings, sooner or later, we will consider that some of them need improvement, whereas in practice, that may not be the case.
Let's take the example of the 57 non-conforming level crossings for which we made requests. We're very pleased that we were able to reduce that to eight, with the help of Transport Canada, and then to four, because of the commitment I mentioned earlier.
The remaining four crossings are located in areas occupied by farms, and they are used very little. Nevertheless, we're talking about investing over $1 million in it. This winter, we will explore all existing opportunities for these level crossings, from closing them to fully protecting them. We would have to see if there are medium-term solutions to reduce costs, while ensuring an adequate level of safety based on an objective risk analysis.