Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Blackburn, in your opening remarks, you said that what is important if we want to maximize the speed and interest in using the infrastructure proposed by the government at present is to limit stops and not give in to political pressure to have the train stop in every possible suburban city. I'm a suburban MP myself, and I totally understand the interest, but I don't expect to have a high‑frequency or high‑speed rail station in my riding.
However, there is something I would like to understand. In the bill presented by the government, I get the impression that things are being mixed up a bit. There's a kind of in‑between: it's not quite a commuter train, but it's also not a train that connects major centres, even though it's presented as such.
When the government did its famous tour, it went to all the potential locations where there could be a station. Among those places in Quebec, I'm thinking of the city of Laval, among others. However, when we look around the world, I wonder whether high‑speed trains stop in suburban cities or not. I think time would be lost if they did.
I'd like to hear your comments on that.