Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I want to thank all the witnesses for joining us today.
It's frustrating, given the economic conditions we've been hearing that the forestry industry is facing—the rising dollar, the slowdown in the housing market in the U.S., the shortage of skilled labour—that today we're hearing about an additional burden. I think we're talking about a whole different issue, and it's regrettable that CN and CP are not here today. I understand they were invited, but they're not here.
I find it kind of strange, and I would have liked them to respond to this question. We're saying that they have the ability to add cars to be able to meet the demand the customers are requesting. And if they have the infrastructure to do that, why aren't they doing that? If it's just a matter of increasing cars, why aren't they doing that? We know how the world works—supply and demand—and if there's demand that will be willing to pay for those additional cars, why aren't they putting on these cars?
I'm interested in hearing from the witnesses.