That seems to be a lot of money, $1.5 billion. What are these improvements? If there were 68 derailments, this means that something was not right somewhere. Do you have inspectors who verify your lines? Do they check the wheels? If you take asphalt highways as an example, we know that after 35 years they have to be resurfaced. The same thing must be true at CN. I never saw a railway line closed because of construction or repairs. In my riding, however, there is no long railway line, so I cannot really talk about this very much. However, I come to Ontario every week and I go over railway crossings. I always take look to see whether the railways are maintained, as often there are not many trains that use them anymore. When the line is rusty that means there is not much traffic on that railway line.
On February 15th, 2011. See this statement in context.