Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I just wanted to address the discontinuance of service on a line that could otherwise be called a short line. On grain-dependent lines there's a three-year compensation to the municipality. How is that compensation calculated? How does compensation to the municipality assist the shippers?
With those short lines that service sectors other than the grain industry, perhaps other resources, what happens in that situation? Could or should there be a right of first refusal to other short-line operators, and would other short-line operators welcome such a possibility?