Why do we need a plan at this stage? It's 2023. Since I've come on to this committee, you've received almost $3 billion in subsidies, yet you haven't fulfilled your mandate to serve a certain demographic.
I'm trying to get across that I hope you take this seriously: the disappointment with regard to the inaction of Via. Tons of times you've come back to the government asking for more money, yet you've failed to serve those who have accessibility issues.
Getting back to Mr. Kram's comments, I'm seeing online that 650 Via managers got bonuses last year, for $6.5 million dollars. I realize the bonus is based on various issues. I hope Via looks seriously at this and tells the managers that unless these accessibility issues are addressed, they won't be eligible for next year.
When will the accessible trains that you have running, like in the Windsor to Quebec corridor, be rolled out to the rest of the country? I realize that perhaps in the Prairies we don't have the volumes, but that should not mean that Canadians on the Prairies don't get proper access. When will we see those rolled out?