You have a very clear view of the situation and that's a very good question. Thank you for reminding me how important this factor is.
We're looking at how we can develop our land as opposed to ensuring efficiency in terms of travel time. Earlier, Mr. Freemark provided some data that I think is essential. If we want this huge investment to deliver for decades to come, we must find a way to reduce travel times so as to encourage people to take the train.
I'd also like to have connections with the other modes of transportation. I think we need to look at it holistically, in complementarity with the other modes of transportation we have access to in Canada, such as air, road, of course, and even waterborne.
To come back to the specific question you're asking, it's crucial that rail transport reach urban centres if we want users to prefer that mode of transportation to save time and travel efficiently, while taking advantage of the infrastructure already in place. Of course, we should be able to prioritize investments along those lines.
I'm privileged to have our chief economist, Norma Kozhaya, with me today. She connects the dots between the various economic impacts and has a view of the various investment projects in terms of certain locations and certain directions. I'd therefore like to ask her to shed some light on how we need to prioritize choices we must make regarding destinations.