Mr. Speaker, my colleague is absolutely right; it will be up to us. I know we can count on the NDP to ask good questions because the hon. colleague sits with me in the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.
At first glance, adding an additional system to allow employees to blow the whistle on employers who do not respect safety guidelines is interesting and enticing.
The problem is that in the meantime, the government is reducing the number of inspectors and cutting back Transport Canada's services. Since there has been a major discussion on this matter in Canada, investigations have been held and have shown that security should be ensured by the Government of Canada. That was a choice.
They said it would be safer and they wanted to give the industry the opportunity, internally, to have employees blow the whistle on employers. But in the meantime, the government withdrew from its own inspection and its own monitoring.
It would leave the industry with complete responsibility for itself, with all that entails: some arms get twisted when things are going badly, and employees are discouraged from blowing the whistle for fear of losing their jobs.
We have to be sure to ask good questions and bring good witnesses to committee who will be able to describe what is currently going on. Inspectors and investigators will tell us how much they have suffered because of the Liberals' cuts and how they are currently suffering because of those same cuts by the Conservatives. Once these cuts are made, it will be less safe for passengers. And even the NDP can count on the Bloc Québécois to shed light on this matter.