Transport committee  Yes.

Transport committee  There are two provisions in the Railway Safety Act for rules. There's section 19, which is for cases when the regulator orders the railway to develop a rule. There will be a timeframe and certain parameters that they have to meet; then they will file the rule with us, and the min

Transport committee  There's a provision in the act encouraging the railways to make sure they're consistent, but most of the railways are members of the Railway Association of Canada, and they provide a power of attorney to that association. The association usually files rules on their behalf, and a

Transport committee  Yes, I can provide you the reference, but not the standard, because they're big books. But we can tell you where they are, if you want to consult them.

Transport committee  Yes, railway crossings and bridges.

Transport committee  Yes.

Transport committee  There's no doubt that the technology provides a better level of inspection. The submission CN has done with the panel for the review of the Railway Safety Act, which is a public document available on their website, provided a very good document on all the technology they are usin

Transport committee  No, it's not the opening one.

Transport committee  I can send you that, no problem. I think it's a very good document for everyone who wants to compare technologies.

Transport committee  Some were eliminated; some were transferred from the class 1 railways to short lines. This is a number that is available, which we can provide to you as well.

Transport committee  I'd say, from my knowledge, that cars that are Canadian property have gone down in the past few years, probably from 105,000 to about 97,000. However, that is not reflective of what is being used in Canada, because many of the cars are provided by car leasers.

Transport committee  Yes. For instance, 4.3 million cars were being loaded in Canada in 2006, and that number increases slightly every year.

Transport committee  Yes.

Transport committee  That's the grade crossing improvement program. Yes.

Transport committee  There are all sorts of things: stop signs, advance warning, synchronization between street lights and the crossing. But if the crossing is not protected.... There's not much between being protected and not being protected, other than an advance warning letting you know that there