Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the comments, but not all of them, especially at the tail end. I like to think that the Liberal Party has done exceptionally well in supporting our rail line industry.
To highlight that particular fact, I would go to the member for Wascana, who has been a long-time advocate, as I indicated earlier, someone who has been raising this issue for the last couple of years in particular, since 2007: the stakeholders.
Many of the stakeholders came forward and said we needed to bring in some sort of legislation that would enable a fair playing field between the shippers and the rail providers, CP and CN. That is what we are focusing our attention on, because there is an imbalance of power.
Having said that, we recognize that Bill C-52 is but a small step forward. I argued earlier, and will repeat it now, that we are hoping the government will be receptive to a number of amendments to the legislation once it gets to committee stage, thereby allowing a fair playing field so our shippers can feel comfortable knowing that their car will be there when it is supposed to be, that the quality of the car will not take away from the product once it gets to the market. Those are the type of assurances they want.
I wonder if the member might want to focus some of her response on the fact that it is absolutely, critically important that the government amend this legislation when it goes to committee. Does she not agree with that?