Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask my colleague to expand on a couple of points he made in his speech.
One was the question of lingering safety concerns with respect to rail safety as a whole in Canada. He is aware, as members of the House should be aware, that the Minister of Transport, and each one who has come before her, has had detailed meetings, briefings, and exchanges with labour groups, safety groups, and the railways themselves. Each in their turn has raised profound and important security and safety concerns with the minister directly.
To what extent has the government been negligent in not taking the action required, which has now led to strike action?