Mr. Chair, I would normally be inclined to support this motion, given the fact that we've discussed safety on a number of occasions at this committee. But I believe it's premature for a number of reasons that Mr. Jean has mentioned, plus I'm concerned that we would embark upon a costly process when this committee is in fact already committed to addressing the issue of safety in the months to come.
We know the minister is taking a number of concrete steps. We now have an action plan in our possession. Presumably we will find out what the results of that action are going to be, so I'd hate to commit this committee to a cost that perhaps could be avoided. The parliamentary secretary can correct me if I'm wrong, but it does appear that CN understands that we, as a government, take some of these infractions seriously, and hopefully they are moving to fulfill their action plan.
I'm not opposed to the motion, just the timing of it. If there was no further action and we were at the same place two months from now, I'd probably support it.