Thank you, Madam Chair.
The intent of this amendment is to refer to subsections 127(1) and 127(2), which, under the heading “Interswitching”, describe a process under which all interested parties can ask the agency to order an interchange and under which the agency has the power to require a rail carrier to provide facilities suitable for interswitching at interchanges.
We think that the same should apply both to “interswitching” and “long-haul interswitching“. We are proposing this amendment in the interests of consistency.