Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Ms. Toporowski, Mr. Landry and Mr. Brankley for being here with us today.
I know the circumstances are not pleasant for you. Perhaps you would have preferred not to be here today, but I think it is necessary. When crises occur, it is often the right moment to take steps and make sure the problems don't happen again.
Earlier, you mentioned that you increased the quantities of food and water on your trains in winter, which I found interesting. We did, however, hear from many people who complained about the lack of food and water on the trains.
Everyone knows that Via Rail's trains are often late, because priority is granted to freight trains. I imagine that it's common or, at the very least, somewhat routine to increase quantities of food and water.
How do you explain that you still ran short of food and water, in spite of the winter season protocol in place and the fact that delays are common?
This happens often with Via Rail, isn't that true?