Thank you, Mr. Chair. First, I am pleased to be with you at the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. I was on the committee for a long time.
Ms. Leibovici, I was the president of the Union des municipalités du Québec. So I am well aware of the situation. Your recommendation is very wise. If the federal government wants to get involved in provincial matters—the notices are issued by the municipalities, which report to the provinces—a constitutional battle is going to ensue. It is clear that there will be opposition to that. I understand what the railway companies would like to get. But the solution that you are proposing, namely, to negotiate with each of the entities by following a model that you are in the process of developing at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, is the wisest.
If I was the head of the railway companies, I would accept that and would not get involved in a constitutional debate on the topic. They would lose their case anyway. So I am happy that you adopted that position. Your comments are very wise, and I hope that the committee will take them into account.