As the deputy minister noted in his opening remarks, predictability was the key message that came through from all the witnesses that the working group spoke to, and predictability in rail service was certainly a key part of this. What we were wanting to do in terms of managing a transition or making recommendations for a transition was to ensure that we had addressed all areas of predictability. As people know, the Wheat Board has played a major role in bringing grain into the primary system, its movement to port position, and its handling at port.
The committee's strong recommendation was that the rail freight service review recommendations and the course of action the government set out on March 18 needed to move forward quickly. There was discussion that they certainly needed to move in tandem, because this was going to enhance the level of predictability in a major cost to all farmers that is incurred in the movement of product from farm to port and ultimately through to destination.
I'm very pleased. The committee actually hasn't met, but the government made the announcement yesterday that a facilitator has been appointed and that this process is now going to begin.