Thank you very much.
I have just one last question and it's in regard to a measure that's included in Bill C-49 that hasn't been mentioned yet, except in the last panel. I recognize you've indicated that you had numerous amendments, 80, and you've boiled them down to just a few that you believe are technical amendments that would truly address the spirit of what was intended.
It's actually that the act is amended by adding the following after section 127, and I'm going to read it. It's under interswitching rate and it says:
127.1(1) The Agency shall, no later than December 1 of every year, determine the rate per car to be charged for interswitching traffic for the following calendar year.
Then it has the considerations, and it states:
(2) In determining an interswitching rate, the Agency shall take into consideration
(a) any reduction in costs that, in the opinion of the Agency, results from moving a greater number of cars or from transferring several cars at the same time; and
Here's the one that I'm really interested in:
(b) any long-term investment needed in the railways.
I'm just wondering if you could comment on that. If you have any comments, was that something you were looking at when you were looking at amendments, or how does this fit in terms of addressing competitiveness?
Also, are you very aware that this is a consideration when looking at an interswitching rate, and how will long-term investment be monitored? Do you know the answer to that?