Mr. Robert, you made an interesting comment. You said you focus on what you do well. If you want tires, you go to Michelin; you're not the tires man. I think you've highlighted one of the great marvels of the free market, where people and businesses can specialize in what they do well and buy the rest.
Government is the same. We don't do trucking well. I have no idea how to run your business, nor does Transport Canada or any other department. That's why government should not be running your business.
You also said you've been through three models of the iPad in the last 18 months. That is another example of how private industry is driving innovation in a way that government could never even fathom doing by itself. In fact, I have a report here from our committee analyst on the history of all the transportation innovations in the last two centuries. Almost every single one of them was produced by the private sector and commercialized, with an almost zero role for the government.
I'm convinced by today's testimony that the government is the problem and not the solution. We need your suggestions on how we can get out of your way and let experts like yourself run your business successfully.
I'll close with a very specific question.
You talked about natural gas being a bridge fuel; that is, it is the next generation of fuel power for your tractors, but you see hydrogen being the long-term goal. Natural gas may be a perfect bridge because it contains hydrogen.
Can you tell us how the engineering of your tractor engines makes natural gas a convenient bridge fuel between today's diesel and tomorrow's hydrogen? To whatever extent, describe how the natural-gas powered engine and the future hydrogen-powered engine have similarities, and how one can bridge to the next. I'd really appreciate your insights on that.