We're looking at it. VIA Rail has come forward with a proposal. High frequency means more trains per day. That's where the frequency part of it comes in. They would also go faster, because they would have their own dedicated rail line and they wouldn't have to stop to let a freight train go by because they were on somebody else's line. They say their projections show that eventually it could go from 2.5 million to seven million passengers. That sounds pretty good. That means taking people who at the moment drive or in some cases fly. We have to look at that very seriously. Is that something based on a solid assessment that is credible?
The second thing is they believe they can line up two-thirds of the money—it's a $3-billion proposal—from the private sector. Is the private sector on board? We need to look at that as well, because they're looking for one-third from the federal government. We want to look at whether the private sector is solidly on board. It's important for us when we're talking about the taxpayers' money to do our due diligence. It's an attractive proposal on the face of it, but we need to do our due diligence to make sure there's a solid business case as well.
Certainly, in terms of cutting down on pollution, I love the train myself, and I'll make no secret of that fact. I love going by train, but that's a personal thing. We're talking about the Canadian taxpayers' money.