Welcome. This is meeting number eight of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. I welcome all of you on the panel and sincerely appreciate your taking the time to come to speak to the committee as we deal with the issue of railway safety. It's certainly an issue that's top of mind for many people for a variety of reasons, and I'm sure it's top of yours as panel members about to speak to us.
From the Canadian National Railway Company, we have Jim Vena, executive vice-president and chief operating officer; Sean Finn, executive vice-president, corporate services, and chief legal officer; Michael Farkouh, vice-president, eastern region; and Sam Berrada, vice-president, safety and sustainability.
We're starting a bit late, so please keep that in mind. If there are a few comments that you feel have already been made that you would just like to reinforce, we certainly would appreciate that from a time perspective.
Who would like to go first?
Mr. Vena.