Thank you.
We heard previous witnesses talk about this vision of a coherent national system that has consistent service delivery for Canadians and things like ticketing, pricing, scheduling, service standards, accessibility of buses, condition of stations and all of these things. We also heard that the federal government has a leadership role to play in ensuring consistency across the country.
I want to push back a little bit on this idea that a public model isn't possible in a country like Canada. I am curious why that is. Is it because of the incumbency of the current private sector players in the mix? Why would a public model not work in Canada?
Maybe I'll go with whoever would like to tackle that question. Mr. Accardi, do you want to take a stab at it?