Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Transport.
In a letter dated November 15, 1993 the Thunder Bay Harbour Commission Port Authority warned the minister that the rail car shortage problem had been some time in the making and was due in part to the policy of dispersing the rail car fleet into trades and routings outside its original purpose. This is just one of the several warnings the minister received.
Could the minister please explain what measures were taken in light of these warnings?