Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Good afternoon, Mr. Dufault.
People out there have high expectations about having the noise problems resolved. In Quebec, there are a lot of complaints from people who feel powerless in dealing with the government, which is unable to control that aspect. So they are putting a lot of hope into this legislation.
But what we read here is that a railway company "must not cause unreasonable noise", which is already ambiguous. Everyone is asking what is meant by unreasonable noise. For an operator standing by the track, it might be significant noise, but for people living and sleeping nearby, it may be a huge problem.
A little further, the bill states:
95.2(1) The Agency may issue and publish, in any manner that it considers appropriate, guidelines with respect to
That means that you will be able to do something, but you will not be forced to do so.
I would like to know how you are going to enforce that provision. Are you preparing to issue guidelines? If you undertake to set standards once the act has been passed, will they be uniform for the whole country or will they be specific to each municipality? That could take time, since there are a number of provinces and municipalities. What is your opinion on that?