You may recall that I was a member of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities when it met in Lac-Mégantic, where we met with stakeholders. At the time, there was talk of setting up an institute to train people in rail safety. This project has been presented several times and rejected by Transport Canada. Today, we are still talking about training first responders and the people involved.
Why did this project not receive approval from Transport Canada to build on the lessons learned from what we experienced in Lac-Mégantic and prevent similar tragedies from happening again?