Mr. Speaker, again, I want to emphasize the importance of the rail line industry to Canada in many different ways, primarily in terms of the economic impact it has for all Canadians. At the end of the day, as I have indicated previously, the need to do something or take some sort of action is there. It is very real, and it has been called on for a number of years already. Today we are now debating the issue.
The Liberal Party, in principle, supports the legislation to go to committee in anticipation that there will be amendments acceptable to the government, and obviously open it to the stakeholders. Does the member believe, as we believe, that it would be a tragic mistake for the government not to recognize the need to make amendments to the legislation, thereby giving it more strength to protect our shippers, our consumers and, to that degree, the rail lines themselves?