Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Transport.
As the minister knows, VIA Rail will terminate passenger service from Saint John, New Brunswick to Sherbrooke, Quebec as of December 15, 1994 and CPR intends to abandon the rail line on January 1, 1995.
The private sector seems to have taken great interest in freight service from Saint John through the state of Maine and then through to Sherbrooke.
Could the minister tell us if he sees an option to renew passenger service from Saint John, New Brunswick to Sherbrooke, Quebec?