Thank you very much.
Mr. Badawey, you were there in 2016 when we produced the fatigue report. It was a priority issue at the time. Changes have been made since then, and Transport Canada tells us that the rules have been changed to help reduce fatigue. That includes reducing duty periods and increasing rest time between shifts, but I think there is still work to be done.
Mr. McPherson, the committee will take your suggestion, because it is indeed extremely concerning, especially when you think of all the damage and tragedies that could occur if conductors and train engineers are not at the top of their game when operating large locomotives, which are getting bigger and bigger.
Mr. Chair, as you know, I have a motion to put forward. I would like to do that now:
That, as part of its study on rail safety, the Transport Committee ask the Minister of Transport to submit to it by June 23 all documents relating to, and including, the agreement reached with the Canadian Pacific concerning the construction of the track bypassing the Lac‑Mégantic railway line, in order to reassure the members of the committee on the construction delays of this project aimed at ensuring the safety of the citizens of Lac Mégantic, following the rail tragedy of July 6, 2013, which claimed the lives of 47 people.
The motion had already been sent out to committee members. I only added “and including” after “all documents relating to”. That was the only change I made.
In English it is “by June 23 all documents relating to, and including, the agreement”.