Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Mr. Emerson, welcome. It's a pleasure to have you here this morning.
I'm going to start off with a question with respect to the role of the federal government. What role do you think or envision the federal government should take to ensure that the private sector, municipal and provincial governments, and other stakeholders, customers, passengers, and so on and so forth...? What role and what steps should be taken and be necessary to ensure that the Canadian transportation system stays globally competitive?