Yes, Mr. Chair.
I want to move amendment G-2. Again, this amendment addresses an issue raised by stakeholders.
As currently drafted, the bill would require that the levy be collected by the first railway to carry the traffic to which the levy applies after loading. Because in the case of an interswitching movement that first railway would not have a commercial or billing relationship with the shipper, the levy could be administratively burdensome to collect.
The department is proposing a motion to amend three sections of clause 10 to clarify that the railway responsible for collecting the levy under sections 155.3 and 155.5 is the one that is first to carry traffic to which the levy applies at a rate other than an interswitching rate.