Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you for being here. We are fortunate in being able to welcome the world leaders in rail transportation. I need your experience. I am going to ask all three groups for an answer.
Mr. Haynal, you mentioned equity between modes of transport. We have been given studies from 1995 and technology has doubtless evolved since then. You said that trains are lighter now and you talked about the status of rail transportation. Before the economic crisis, freight transportation was growing significantly. So we will probably need a dedicated network for passenger transportation.
Given the population increase in the Quebec City—Montreal, Montreal—Windsor and Calgary—Edmonton corridors, and, considering what is happening elsewhere in the world, do we have the capacity to sustain a network like that with so little will shown by governments?