Mr. Speaker, I am obviously prejudiced against the federal government, but I wanted to give it a fair chance.
I initially blamed the lack of a response, and especially the lack of proactive measures, on the minister in place at the time, Marc Garneau. It was almost impossible to schedule a meeting or have a discussion with him. We felt like he was asleep at the switch. We could not believe how uninterested he was in solving problems that were presented to him.
Since then, there have been three other transport ministers. There was the member for Mississauga Centre, the member for Honoré-Mercier, and now the member for Oakville. There seems to be constant turnover, and apparently, this is not the top file for incoming ministers. Every time, we have to contact the new minister to fill them in on the issue. Often, they are not from Quebec. To them, it is not an important issue, because it only affects Quebec. They think we should deal with it ourselves, even though it is the result of the federal government's inaction.