Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Beauce, who has done a remarkable job in this area and who, unlike the members of the Bloc Quebecois, has consistently followed the matter.
Last week a meeting was held for all the community stakeholders on the Quebec Central matter. The member for Beauce was in attendance and reported to me.
I would also say to the Bloc Quebecois members that we have never refused to get involved in this matter. In essence, what we said at the start was that there were no firm railway contracts and the involvement of the Canadian government was much too great.
However, if the matter has been reworked, as it seems to have been, we will look at it seriously, because it is a matter of—