Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses for joining us.
I am a big fan of Via Rail. I used to ride the train between Toronto and Montreal all the time when I had to commute from McGill University. I will say, though, that for many years it has felt like maybe we don't always arrive at the time we were hoping for.
Trains are romantic. They're wonderful. They're part of our very important infrastructure corridor, but we've had some incidents over the last few years that really give Canadians some pause about how we're doing on our rail service.
I would love for you to tell me a little bit about the steps that have been taken over the last few years, especially given all of these challenges, particularly around communications, compensation for passengers and ensuring that we're trying to do our best to manage these situations going forward.