Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Alghabra, thank you for appearing before the committee. It is very much appreciated. I would also like to thank the staff members who are with you.
We are very happy to see people attending our meeting in person. It is good for morale, I think. I assume the other committee members feel the same way.
To begin, I would like to ask you something about the Lac-Mégantic file. It means a lot to me, as I expect it does to you and to your office.
Initially, this project was intended to bring people together. A bypass was going to be built. The project was meant to offer some comfort to the local people so the train would no longer travel through the middle of the city. Now, though, the project is dragging on and becoming controversial.
There is an outcry among community members. They are asking questions. In other words, the project is becoming problematic and there seems to be significant resistance.
Do you think that is because your government lacked transparency and took too long to move forward with this project?