Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and thank you to the witnesses for appearing, or in some cases staying. We appreciate that. Thank you, in all seriousness, for being here in person. It makes the questioning much easier, so I do appreciate it when the officials are able to make it down with us. Thank you for that.
I just want to start by having you give us a bit of understanding. In the minister's testimony, I got a little inconsistency, if I'm honest, in the fact that she was both saying that we as a federal government are not responsible for Via, and at the same time saying that Via will do better.
Does the Minister of Transport, in accordance with the agreement or the association between the Government of Canada and Via, have the authority to improve the service of Via Rail, in your understanding of their agreement?