Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Transport. Seven hundred and twenty CN workers will lose their jobs soon. With the agreement of the National Transportation Agency, the company has already begun dismantling the rail system in Quebec. Two thirds of Quebec's rail system is thus threatened, although the impact of such a decision on the economy, tourism and the environment has not been thoroughly evaluated.
Can the minister say whether he will agree to set up a special parliamentary committee to evaluate the impact of dismantling the rail system in eastern Canada and if he is prepared to order a moratorium on the abandonment of rail lines until the committee has completed its work?