We have very much supported a three-way infrastructure upgrading program for short lines across the country. The first major one was put in place in Quebec, involving the Quebec government, the federal government, and our short-line members. It has been operational now for a few years. Saskatchewan is running a program. Manitoba has a number of initiatives under way. We are awaiting some decisions in Ontario, which we hope will be coming very shortly. We very strongly believe we need to upgrade infrastructure on short lines.
Twenty-five per cent of all that freight I talked about originates or is destined on a short-line railway, and it ties into the international network. If you lose that, you not only lose a major economic advantage, but you also lose, frankly, an environmental advantage for the local area as well.
One of the big problems short lines have is that they don't have the volumes. Railroading is a very capital-intensive business. We put 20% of our gross revenues every year back into the ground. It's hugely capital-intensive, more so than any other industry in the country. Short lines just don't generate that kind of revenue to be able to continuously upgrade their services, so this kind of a program is a very cost-effective way of ensuring that basic infrastructure is there in rural areas.