Mr. Chair, I think there's a misunderstanding. I assume that it's a misunderstanding in good faith, because this high-frequency rail project will remain a Via project. When I said that we've created a subsidiary of Via to focus on advancing the HFR, it's precisely that. While Via maintains its operations, we need a separate body within Via to focus on building this largest project that Canada has ever built.
I salute my colleague for his enthusiasm for this project, and I'm here to tell him that this is not a privatization of Via. This is delivering on what Canadians expect within Via's mandate, and we are committed to protecting workers' rights. I met with Unifor, and I explained to them that we will make sure that Unifor's benefits, compensation and rights are protected within Via HFR.
This will continue to be owned by the citizens of Canada. This will continue to be a Via project.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.