I do not want to be misunderstood. It had already been determined, in the context of future work, that railway safety would be included in the work of our committee. However, if, because of a motion, we change the order in which we deal with the files, we run the risk of everyone presenting motions on specific files and then having to deal with them. For this reason, I would say that, if Mr. Bell believes that safety problems are worse in the west than in other areas, I am not opposed to dedicating one meeting to that issue and calling upon experts.
If I were told that this is one of the issues that the committee should study, I would reply that we should have a meeting on future work and make a clear decision. Do we want Bill C-11 to pass or do we want to talk about safety? If we talk about safety, we must set the bill aside, send it back, and give priority to safety issues.
I do not want a motion to divert the work of the committee. We already agreed to study safety issues. For me personally, Quebec is just as important, if not more so, than other regions, but if there are specific problems at this time in western Canada, as is the case in Montreal regarding air safety, I am prepared to support the cause and opt to study safety problems. If we want our committee to focus on studying safety, I would suggest to Mr. Bell that we hold a meeting on the committee's future work, that we organize ourselves accordingly and that we leave nothing out. I am not against proceeding in this manner. For now, however, I am having a hard time following.