Thank you, Madam Chair.
Mr. Keenan, picking up on the key trains and key routes aspect and the situation in northwest B.C. in particular, I understand from your previous comments that CN is doing a risk assessment but has not yet completed it and that Transport Canada has established standards for flammable liquids but has not yet communicated those to the rail company.
The challenge I have is that the trains are rolling. If I walk out the door of my office right now and look down the street, I can see them. They've been rolling for some time. In 2019, the first liquid propane terminal in Prince Rupert began operation. The second terminal began operation just recently.
Should these steps not have been taken before those trains rolled? Are our communities at higher risk until those steps are completed, until the risk assessment is completed by CN and Transport Canada has a chance to check it out? Why are we doing these things retroactively, after the trains are already rolling?