Normally, Transport Canada would not be involved in operational issues among partners in the sector. As committee members know, we're a regulator, not an owner or operator of transportation services.
However, we acted quickly when it became clear that volumes were increasing sharply and in a way that was challenging the capacity of the system to cope. An approach that brings all partners in the system together allows for some better planning to get us through this period. It allows the targeting of specific problems—the identification of those problems and bringing the appropriate measures to address them—and the development of some innovative solutions at the same time.
We've very much been playing that facilitator role to improve the information sharing and planning that needs to go on in the system in order to address the volume challenges we're currently experiencing.