Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his question which deserves a straightforward answer. Surely, Quebec is ready to sit with the other governments to discuss a complete and integrated policy for rail transportation as was done in the EEC countries that were just mentioned. These are sovereign countries that agreed on a policy, contrary to Canada,
which has not succeeded yet to come to an agreement with the surrounding jurisdictions.
Therefore, Quebec is certainly ready to take part in the decision making process and a sovereign Quebec will not isolate itself from the rest of Canada. Thus, I think it is important that Quebec has its say and that a consultation and discussion process is implemented to get a picture of rail transportation and to make the appropriate decisions.