Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The Government of Canada invests approximately $400 million a year in VIA to help it fulfill its mandate. The mandate, I believe, is as follows:
Therefore, the Corporation provides inter-city and long-distance travel services, as well as services for regional and remote communities.
That's what I want to look at. Some Canadians don't have the privilege of living in a corridor such as the Quebec City-Windsor corridor. You serve these regions, but you are incurring financial losses. That's why the Government of Canada offsets these losses.
What about the Gaspé region? You don't own the tracks, but under your mandate, you're required to provide rail service. Everyone's turning in circles. You want to fulfill your mandate, but you can't use tracks that don't meet safety standards.
How can this be resolved?