Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Transport.
The minister will be as aware as all of us of the tragic accident a week or two ago where two VIA crew members were killed as a result of a derailment when a passenger train went through an open switch.
We found out after the accident that there exists sections within the Canadian rail system where there are so-called dark zones, where there is not the appropriate technological control.
Could the minister commit to the House today that he and his department will be making sure that this kind of situation exists for only a very short time hereafter and that he will do something about it?