I'm pleased to be able to speak with you today. I'll put it on the record that I am a hopeless romantic for trains. I love passenger trains, and I spent my growing-up years on the Ontario Northland, on the night train. I say this because I'm interested in the fact that we are, in freight, the most efficient country in the world, and that's very heartening. In passenger service, however, I'd imagine that we're not even in the game. I'm looking to see if you have any recommendations on a policy or a strategy that would encourage passenger service of the kind we see in Europe.
On October 5th, 2006. See this statement in context.