Sure. I would agree with you that the amount of money in infrastructure on the VIA side of our railway system is very significant, and that will enhance not only service, but certainly new railway lines being put in place, new locomotives, and more efficient operation. Actually, I think the goal is to close the time between Montreal and Toronto by a half hour.
But your question is more on the safety side, where we are doing something very significant. On the safety, $72 million was put into this action plan budget to deal with the safety of our rail system and make sure we have a five-year plan, regulations oversight, and enforcement to make sure those cars, the freight, and the people who are being transported across this country are very safe. Some of this money is going to be for grade-crossing improvements as well as the regulatory oversight. This is significant. We'll be laying out the plan this government has over this next year. We'll be aggressively pursuing this and making sure we put those dollars to very good use and we can be assured we have safety as we travel on the rail, either by passenger or by freight.
One of the reasons I have a personal interest in this is what has happened in Wabamun, in my area. Wabamun Lake was polluted. It wasn't passenger, but it was freight, and it certainly caused a tremendous amount of disruption. It's an issue I think all Canadians are very concerned about. Environmental concerns are there, and we need to do whatever we can to make sure these kinds of incidents don't repeat themselves.