Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My question is for the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities.
In an interview with Radio-Canada, the hon. member Jean-Yves Duclos mentioned that the government could decide in two, three or four years to reinvest in VIA Rail for the HFR project. It would be a way of promising the HFR, or at least making it look like the government still intends to carry out the project.
However, when a government believes in a project and commits to it, it doesn't drag it out for 10, 15 or 20 years. Normally, you start to see results after two, three or four years. We've seen that with many other projects. In the case of the HFR, it seems to be going around and around. At the end of the day, it's a non-starter.
Madam Minister can you just tell us how many elections you intend to use the HFR like a rattle, instead of being honest with us and telling us that you won't be carrying out the high-frequency rail project, that you promised to win votes in the last election?