The first thing, as Mr. McGuinty would say, is that at this point in time it's very important. People are dying right now in rail accidents. We have some issues with security at airports. My main issue, and the government's issue, is the timing of this. We have some legislation before us. Safety is a primary purpose for which this committee has suggested we look at this as the most important issue, and security is certainly one of those issues. Mr. Laframboise has a motion that we want to support in getting that.
My concern as well is that we have, of course, citizen groups, and this Conservative government is moving forward with legislation to deal with tens of thousands of citizens' complaints on rail noise, fumes and environmental concerns, and even traffic congestion in Montreal, Quebec, Toronto, and Vancouver that affects the health, sleep, and sanity of so many Canadians. Why are these other parties blocking that legislation from happening?
I think those citizen groups are very concerned with that happening. We've heard from many citizens here who are very concerned. They can't sleep. Their health is affected. I'd like to know what the timing is.
Speaking for Mr. McGuinty, he wants to interrupt this legislation to bring this forward now. We have three to five more meetings, and I think we should get it done. If that happens, certainly we'll have no difficulty with the motion after that time, as long as Bill C-11 is dealt with first, and, I would suggest, Mr. Laframboise's motion immediately thereafter.