Transport committee  Absolutely.

Transport committee  Well, to have those recommendations still in force. I also believe that after accidents or injuries sometimes it's a knee-jerk reaction. Those recommendations need to be evaluated, communicated to all stakeholders, and then communicated to one another again to see what's logica

Transport committee  No.

Transport committee  Are we aware of it?

Transport committee  Yes, we are.

Transport committee  First of all, all I can speak to is CN, because that's where I work. But I have sat on the health and safety policy committee at CN Rail, and we have different executives from the various unions who also sit on both committees, both at CP Rail and at CN. They tell us that there i

Transport committee  With respect to the ratio, I can't in fact answer that. That's a heck of a big difference. All I can say is that it would have to do with the safety standards applicable, the maintenance standards, the track deterioration.... Not just from my own perspective but from what our c

Transport committee  Okay, since 1989.

Transport committee  Three times...?

Transport committee  It's probably because of the standards for car inspection, which would have a lot to do with that. Gee, I really can't say anything other than that, but it's the maintenance of the cars, which would probably—

Transport committee  They probably have the same amount of track, the same amount of traffic.

Transport committee  The accident—

Transport committee  No, especially with the equipment, the number of derailments, the reduced inspections. We see what's out there. We know what's out there. It's the lack of enforcement. Transport Canada might come around.... Sometimes it'll be a couple of years before they come around. Their inspe

Transport committee  Deregulation was brought in for the economic policies of Canada. Before deregulation it was very restrictive and it didn't allow the companies to move their product in an efficient manner. With the gradual relaxation of some of the regulations, it allowed the carriers to start mo

Transport committee  No, the confidence is really lacking at this point, as I say, because of the whole environment, the railway environment. We work the trains. I'm only going to speak for where I work. I ride the train in my territory. The speed limit is between 60 to 65 miles an hour. So we know