Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
I want to thank all of our witnesses for being here today. It's been a long day, and it's only going to get longer, but I certainly do appreciate everything we've heard today.
I want to start with some questions for you, Mr. Johnston, and for you, Ms. Young, in regard to your presentation. I did look at the document that you circulated. In your conclusion you state that getting the design right on Bill C-49 will help Canada shift away from a status quo that has resulted in continued rail service failures, has damaged Canada's global reputation as a trading nation, has led to the proliferation of quick-fix policy solutions that have not been based on evidence, and has picked winners and losers across industries over the years.
I'm not sure if you suggested that Bill C-49 was the result of a bold vision. I want to give you an opportunity to perhaps speak to some of the areas in Bill C-49 where you see there being that bold vision. Also, I want you to comment on the creation of the corridors in Bill C-49. I'm not sure if that was what you were referring to when you talked about the five areas that weren't going to be able to access long-haul interswitching or that weren't going to be able to use these remedies. I'm wondering if you could speak to that as well.