Transport committee  As Mr. Aziz pointed out earlier, as a result of the worldwide recession, we had some very difficult times through 2008, 2009, and 2010. The industry is going through what we hope is the next cycle of railcar replacement. Obviously that came to a quick end in 2008, so we're hopefu

Transport committee  It is. We also look at export opportunities. Later this year we will be exporting cars to Saudi Arabia, and we've exported to Australia and to Africa.

Transport committee  I would say the average over the last 10 years would probably be 6,000. The market is very cyclical.

Transport committee  For North America. As far as the portion that would be Canadian is concerned, that would probably range from about 20% to 25%.

Transport committee  In terms of our manufacturing capability, again, we have the capacity to build on average 12,000 cars a year. We're currently shipping, on a daily basis, just under 50 cars a day from our facility, on a five-day schedule. Again, we feel it's well within our capabilities that we c

Transport committee  We did make a presentation to the agriculture committee as part of its Growing Forward 2 study, and there was a recommendation that came out of that committee that I'd like to read for the record: The Committee recommends that the government investigate the current condition of

Transport committee  Again, on a train-start basis, on an 8,000-foot train, we're looking at a 20% increase in capacity. So again, there is more loading efficiency. This is good news for all the stakeholders. As Greg mentioned, there are nine additional cars in that 8,000-foot train. There are thre

Transport committee  Some of the key benefits to the grain producers are the efficiencies—again, a 23% increase in capacity. There is greater efficiency and performance across the entire supply chain. There's a lower carbon footprint for the sector. As Mr. Aziz mentioned, the gross rail load is the

Agriculture committee  As the Canadian farmers sell their grains into a competitive global market, one of the biggest impediments to their success is the inefficiency of the current grain car fleet. The most effective way to enhance the competitive position of Canada's grain farmers is to replace the