Yes, if I recall, I think the minister responded to a letter from you on the matter.
VIA did look at it. As you may know, VIA operates with a fixed operating subsidy set at $169 million per year. Within that subsidy, VIA has to continue to operate the network across the country. A move to another route or another line has implications for those costs.
Not only that, It also has implications for the current population that it serves. VIA is using the CN route because there are remote communities that rely on that service and the CN line provides better access for those remote communities.
VIA does not have the financial wherewithal right now to change the routing or to add additional services. It has to live within the operating subsidy. So it will not be able to change the routing in the foreseeable future.