Transport committee  The second part is the harder part. Yes, it is happening. It could happen in more places. A good example is that we have shared measures we can look at every day in every one of our ports that we operate with—out in Vancouver, and in Prince Rupert—and we both have shared measure

Transport committee  We do have conversations. I don't think they're as well defined, as I mentioned, as daily shared measures. That's what drives all organizations, right?

Transport committee  It's a matter of bringing it forward that we'll work together. It's very simple. It comes down to what your shared goals and shared measures are on a daily basis.

Transport committee  It totally makes sense, from my point of view. I'd welcome everyone else's opinion on that as well.

Transport committee  I would add that distribution is the main issue I've heard in the marketplace, both from a trucking perspective as well as on the rail side. To use LNG requires more storage, fuel tenders, to work on the rail side, and so the distribution and the availability of it would be the i

Transport committee  Sorry, but I'll answer in English. I'm certainly not an expert on the passenger system. As was mentioned by Mr. Burrows earlier, absolutely, rail is a highly efficient form of transportation, whether it's freight or passenger. We are one of the best in efficiency, right behind

Transport committee  Yes, that is correct. In fact, we purchased the land well over 10 years ago in advance of any movement and building in the community. Actually, we're very close to a number of distribution centres, such as Lowe's, Whirlpool, and many other retailers and manufacturers that are ver

Transport committee  That's a very good question. Thank you. First, yes, we would absolutely like to grow with the Port of Montreal as we have grown with that port already and with many other ports in Canada and the United States. In terms of what needs to be done or what could be the impediment t

Transport committee  If there are surprises and shocks to the system, it's hard to react and get the assets, people and resources in place. It takes over nine months to train one conductor and much longer for an engineer, so there's just that. We're training and hiring close to 2,000 conductors and e

Transport committee  Good morning, everyone. I'm Andrew Fuller and I'm the assistant vice-president for sales and marketing for domestic intermodal at CN. We appreciate this opportunity to appear before your committee today on the important topic of trade corridors. Today marks the beginning of Rai