There is an issue that has come out on several occasions. I know we've asked a question on it, and Monsieur Laframboise has asked a question on it. Along with the provincial governments of Ontario and Quebec, the government has expended more moneys on the issue of doing a feasibility study on high-speed trains. I'm surprised it didn't include Alberta.
I think this committee would be well served by initiating its own study in this area. There are a lot of feasibility studies that can be reviewed by this committee, but more importantly, we could take a look at some of the technologies and innovations that first surfaced in France and that are now being exported into Spain and developed in Germany.
This committee, in the time I've been on it, has travelled extensively--from room 209, to room 206, to room 214 in Wellington. While it's done some great work in terms of analysis, it really hasn't addressed the issue that is the mainstay of this committee, which is transport, and transportation innovation, and whatever.
In this instance, I would suggest that the committee...and I propose this to my colleagues on this side, Monsieur Laframboise and Monsieur Bevington.
If they agree, the committee could begin a study on high-speed trains, and, parallel to that, plan a trip, so that we could completely finish the job before the end of the year. I also propose that that our analysts prepare a program for us containing all the topics we need for us to be able to conduct the study in all its complexity.