It's one of those situations of asking for forgiveness versus asking for permission.
Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you for being here this afternoon, folks.
I have two quick questions. One is with respect to emergency planning in response, especially at the municipal level. As a former mayor for close to 14 years, I know we've had a few instances and therefore run-ins with Transport Canada with respect to our emergency planning process. By the way, they were always positive.
In this instance, especially with railway training, railway protocols, and things of that nature, has Transport Canada reached out to first responders at the local level, municipalities, etc, to be an integral part of their team? Have they shared their protocols with respect to emergency response, ongoing training, and being proactive throughout time so that it's happening before the fact versus reacting after the fact?