Thank you.
Thank you for being with us, Minister.
I'm happy to note that you want the bill to be as good as it can be. At the same time, it appears to me that it does not allow the smallest businesses, such as family farm cooperatives, to access negotiations for service contracts with CN and CP. It seems to me that this is still reserved for large companies that can secure the best services.
I'm sure you will tell me that they can go to arbitration, but this costs money. It would be yet another expenditure for small businesses. How will this bill protect the smallest clients, family businesses?
I have another question. I was surprised earlier. My colleague asked you how long the contracts that have been signed would last and you said that they were private contracts. However, when my Liberal colleague asked you, you said these were one- to two-year contracts. I am a little bit confused. I would like to know whether these are private contracts or whether you have this information.