Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for the question.
Indeed, rail transportation has a much smaller impact on the environment than trucking.
Someone said that rail freight transportation was not adapted to the reality of remote places in Canada. Since they are often not adequately served by railways, all too often they have to rely on trucking as an alternative. But using that method of transport has a much greater environmental cost.
Rail and train services offer more benefits to businesses and leave a smaller carbon footprint.