Mr. Marc Tessier (Director, Corporate Security and Regulatory Affairs, Safety, Security and Risk Management, VIA Rail Canada Inc.) at the Public Safety and National Security Committee

Thank you.

We work very closely with the industry and with the governing agencies, such as Transport Canada. Because of the nature of our business, we have very customer-focused and passenger-focused inspection criteria with Transport Canada. I would say that it is mostly due to the nature of our business, rather than to the fact that we are a crown corporation, that we enjoy that closer relationship.