Transport committee  Well, CN and CP face quite a bit of competition from other modes, both truck and pipelines. I would say that of the producer community and the shippers that actually ship propane, all of our members would have other options they could turn to if they needed to.

Transport committee  Sure, I'd be happy to, and we made everybody aware of that. We would never hide it. The mere fact is this: legislation, by its nature, is prescriptive to some degree—the mere fact that it exists. In an ideal world, there's no legislation, the free market works everything, and e

Transport committee  Yes.

Transport committee  We provided it ahead of time. You didn't get a copy?

Transport committee  That's fine. I have paper in front of me. No problem. They should be distributed.

Transport committee  Sorry, Mr. Chair. We had given a copy to the clerk in advance. No problem.

Transport committee  No big deal. I'll talk a little bit about the industry in Canada and our involvement in the rail freight service review process, which was extensive. I'll also briefly touch on our views on the act. The association has over 350 members across Canada. Our membership covers the e

Transport committee  It sounds fine to me.

Transport committee  Mr. Chairman and committee members, thank you very much for the opportunity today to present in front of you. We've been involved in this issue for quite a long time, and it's finally come to a head with this piece of legislation, so congratulations to all of you for getting us

Transport committee  Yes.

Transport committee  Mr. Chairman, if the federal government decided to convert any or all of its 32,000 vehicles to propane, the supply of propane would not be a problem. There are conversion garages across the country that could handle it within two to three years without any problem.

Transport committee  Chair, thank you very much for the question. Our relationship with the municipalities is actually pretty good in many areas across the country. We have an awful lot of people at the local level working with the municipalities on their various regulations and on implementation.

Transport committee  We will go through the regulations and we'll give you our response right down to the paragraph as well as we possibly can. The short answer to your question is yes. Those conversations have begun, and they probably only began in the last couple of years. They take time. We'll

Transport committee  Correct.

Transport committee  I guess history has a way of repeating itself. It's many different things. Part of it is that the technology back then was not as good as it is today. That technology led some people away from propane. Once you lose a customer, it's hard to bring that customer back. We're now