Yes, we raised two problems in our report. One is the company's ability to manage the railway tracks, because these, as we know, belong to CN. The agreement was coming to an end and VIA Rail had been negotiating a new contract with CN for a month. As far as I know, this has been settled since our report was published, but it was a great worry since, if VIA Rail wants to increase, for instance, the number of trips between Montreal and Ottawa, it is limited by the agreement with CN. It cannot simply decide on its own to use the railway tracks more. Its access to the railway tracks is a strategic issue.
The other problem is linked to funding. We found that its business plan was too optimistic, that it had forecast increased ridership, while the previous business plan had also been very optimistic, but the forecasts had not materialized.
We think there should have been some alternative plans or other scenarios in case the plans didn't materialize, but there weren't any. The financial planning was deficient.