Good day, gentlemen.
Regarding the noise issue, I was interested to hear you say that you agreed with the noise standard in the bill. Since you're responsible for causing the noise, one would have thought that you might not be so ready to admit that there is a noise problem. All of the witnesses and the general public as well have complaints about rail-related noise. Most have told us that the definition of “unreasonable noise” is not adequate enough to reassure the public. That's why some talk about “the “least noise” approach. However, Mr. Mongeau said that this could potentially create a problem since it can mean both “no noise” as well as “the least noise” possible.
As Mr. McGuinty noted, many people have asked us why we don't set standards in terms of decibels, as is the case in most municipalities and countries, in order to keep noise levels to a minimum.
With an eye to improving this bill, what kind of standard would you like to see?