Welcome back, everybody. I do want to thank you for the opportunity to serve as your chair again, I welcome Mark to our committee, and I look forward to sharing some of the highlights.
Pursuant to the order of reference of Thursday, September 21, 2006, Bill C-11, an act to amend the Canada Transportation Act and the Railway Safety Act and to make consequential amendments to other acts, we are fortunate today to have the minister joining us. I would ask the minister to take the floor and make his presentation.
Mr. Cannon, please.