You know as well as I do that when you appear before the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, you have to be very factual, so I'll read the published mandate, which is available online.
In March 2022, the Government of Canada issued Orders in Council authorizing and directing VIA Rail Canada Inc. (VIA Rail) to incorporate a wholly owned subsidiary, Alto. It has a mandate to develop and implement the HSR initiative including the design, construction […]
Obviously, there's more. What you're saying is what's written there. It also says: “The High-Speed Rail (HSR) Initiative is one of the largest infrastructure projects in Canada's history. This rail network will span approximately 1,000 km […]”
What I'm reading here is public. I'm being very careful with my comments to our colleagues, but it's available online. It's public information.