Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My thanks to all the guests who are here with us this afternoon.
Since I only have five short minutes, I will direct my questions to the port authority representatives.
When I read the Dinning report, among others, I felt that you had used some rather harsh words. Here's a quote from the report to give us a little background:
Port authorities reported that poor cooperation between railways and other stakeholders limits system efficiencies. All groups indicate there are no effective means to hold the railways to account...
What I have been hearing from the beginning of the hearings is that, since the bill was introduced, a number of improvements have apparently been made. I am not sure if they happened miraculously, but there have apparently been some.
My first question for you is a preamble to my second question. Do you think those improvements are temporary or do you really feel that there has been a lasting change in your relationships, even though Bill C-52 has not become law yet? If possible, could you give me a specific example?
You can answer in the same order as you gave your presentations, starting with Mr. Mayer.