Mr. Grégoire, you are saying that it will take between eight and ten years to integrate the system into the industry. What do you intend to do in the meantime? Instead of you saying that the industry will take eight to ten years to embrace voluntary compliance, we should have had more track inspectors. But you didn't do that and the problem has gotten worse.
On another note, the Quebec City Bridge is rusting, and no one can agree on what to do. So the problem continues. It is really something. We are talking here about the Quebec City Bridge, which is not hidden in the backwoods. No one can agree on who should paint it. Based on what you are saying today, I think we can expect that it will fall down and then we will hear, “What a pity that there was a problem with the Quebec City Bridge.”
You must understand that we represent the public. People are having trouble following you, because no decisions have been made. Furthermore you have opted to let the industry discipline itself. This leads me to the marine industry where the problem is even more apparent. Those people are operating on a voluntary compliance basis. You have even made it optional whether they get a certificate or not.
As you know, a boat hit a bridge in Quebec two days ago. We are being told that there may have been a mechanical problem with the rudder. Can the public be content with the way that Transport Canada is monitoring ships on the river? The legislation regulating the marine sector was implemented in 1998. Since you are talking about a 10-year period, we can expect that, by 2008, these measures will be implemented, unless you expect people in this industry to be able to voluntarily.