Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to our witnesses.
Thanks for being patient with the difficulties we've had this evening and for being with us and sharing your stories.
I'd like to start with you, Mr. Thiessen.
Chair Thiessen, you work with other municipalities in the region, you're a mayor yourself and you're the chair of the regional district. I wonder if you could characterize for the committee the relationship between local governments in northwest B.C. and the main rail company that you deal with, which is CN.