Mr. Speaker, on February 21, the Minister of Transport announced that he would permit Canadian National to abandon the rail line along the St. Lawrence at Lévis. The right-of-way operated for 145 years by CN will have to be decontaminated before it can be used for residential development or for recreational and tourist facilities.
My question is for the Minister of Transport. Can the minister tell us now who will pay for the cleanup, CN or the taxpayers?