Transport committee  The Government of Canada owns the cars.

Transport committee  In the U.S., it's the railroads, but adjusting for the cars, railroads in Canada charge 35% less than those in the U.S. That cost has come down over the last ten years. The government has announced a $2 per tonne reduction as a result of the so-called maintenance cost issue. W

Transport committee  They were tough and good.

Transport committee  It's a good one. I tell you, Mr. Sorenson, the facts are the following. Grain producers in Canada pay 35% less than grain producers in the U.S. for transporting grain. In the farming sector, the cost of transporting grain is the cost of doing business that has had the smallest in

Transport committee  I don't know the exact number, but I would tell you they are on one hand, and mostly in Quebec and in B.C.

Transport committee  It's very much so, yes.

Transport committee  I would expect they will be next year.

Transport committee  No.

Transport committee  Unfortunately, we have more in the U.S. than we do in Canada. We'd like Canada to follow suit.

Transport committee  I don't want to raise expectations unduly. There are technologies that help noise. Their deployment, given the life of our asset, is very slow. Our cars are good for 40 to 50 years, so we replace them at a very slow rate. Whenever we do replace we buy the best technology, a lot o

Transport committee  Mr. McGuinty, we are a champion in the rail sector for responsible care. We're a champion on safety measures and a leader in establishing safety protocols. We have been recognized worldwide, and we have railroads from all over the world come to meet us every day to understand how

Transport committee  They are being implemented as we speak.

Transport committee  These incidents happen once in a lifetime. We at CN have never had an accident like this. We learn from every one, but we did not have experience in this one, prior to this unfortunate event. We have a lot better equipment now to address a spill, if we have similar issues. We ha

Transport committee  Next year we will pay $650 million to the Government of Canada.

Transport committee  It will be $7 billion to $8 billion.