Let me start, and then I will ask my colleague from CN to speak, but I'm also going to ask Mr. Allen to say a few words.
One of the things we haven't talked about today is the role that short lines play in all of this, and frankly, it's a very important role, particularly in the context that you just raised, sir.
First, let me say bluntly that we are participating in the Atlantic gateway strategy. We will participate in the Atlantic gateway strategy. It is important to us, not only from the point of view of the class 1 railways, but also from the point of view of a number of short-line railways that are frankly critical in that area of the country. So I think I can say pretty emphatically, sir, that my members, the members of the RAC, do see the Maritimes and that transportation corridor as an important strategic corridor in the future.
Mr. Bell mentioned the transit times coming out of China. If you switch that and you talk about India, then you're talking about a different competitive factor going in to the east coast. There are significant time advantages to moving stuff out of India into the east coast, and I think that dynamic is going to start to play in the next few years, and it's going to be pretty important. So I think I can say broadly, absolutely, sir, that the railway industry sees Atlantic Canada as a strategic place to stay in play.
Let me turn to Jean Patenaude, and I will ask James to speak a little bit on the short-line side.