I'm a little confused by the way today's meeting is structured. I don't think you'll be surprised by this.
At the outset of the meeting, you mentioned that this meeting was as per a motion of this committee, but I don't recall any motion of this committee that invited the two gentlemen that we have with us as witnesses this hour. I'm sure their testimony is very interesting and I certainly have questions I would like to ask them, but my question is really around process. You mentioned off the top that this meeting was also part of a study on rail safety. I'm a bit confused because, while a study on rail safety is a high priority for me and for the residents of northwest B.C., I wasn't aware that we had yet embarked on a full study.
Perhaps we could deal with these two issues separately and as expeditiously as possible, and then we could move on to hearing from the gentlemen who've made time in their day to be with us.
The first one is that I would like to bring forward a motion which I provided notice of previously.