Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Girard, I represent the constituents in the riding that was devastated by the Lac-Mégantic disaster on July 6, 2013. My constituents in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu are questioning the balance between rail safety standards and oil transportation risks. I mention oil transportation, but you could probably tell us about other such cases.
In your remarks, you talked about the growing trend away from domestic standards. In Quebec's case, it would even be provincial standards because we have a provincial regulating body. So there is a shift away from provincial and national standards towards binational, or regional, as you said, and international standards.
Because of that trend, are safety considerations specific to our reality likely to fall by the wayside when it comes to the transportation of dangerous goods by rail? By their very nature, international standards require broader consensus, resulting in added risk at the local level.
Does the trend concern you?