Mr. Speaker, in 2011, there was a train derailment in Pointe-Saint-Charles, which heightened existing concerns about safety in that neighbourhood. The derailment was caused by excessive speed. Unfortunately, this past weekend, there was a derailment in Saint-Henri, which caused a diesel fuel spill.
Our community, which has 6,000 people per square kilometre, has worked with such organizations as the committee Nous et les trains of Action-Gardien and people like Yves Lavoie in order to have CN and the government improve railway safety practices or, at the very least, comply with existing regulations.
I have contacted CN, with little or no response. In the House, we have called upon the Minister of Transport to take action, with little or no response.
When will the government and the Canadian rail industry take Canadians' safety seriously? The good people of Jeanne-Le Ber—