Transport committee  We don't know that. I don't want to presume that it will be shorter or longer, not to get anybody upset or the mayors excited. We'll have to wait and see. Then there are routing and expropriation costs, if any, to go back to Mr. Volpe's earlier question.

Transport committee  I couldn't answer that specifically. I don't really know what they're looking at right now specifically.

Transport committee  I have been working in this field since 1972 and I've never been afraid to take up a challenge. I'm scheduled to retire at the end of the year. Throughout my years of working for CN and VIA Rail passenger services, I've had to face some enormous challenges. If governments give th

Transport committee  Of course.

Transport committee  I don't think we are doing it backwards, actually. We explained this before, but I can elaborate on it. In terms of the investments currently being made in the company, $923 million, we are investing about $475 million in infrastructure. That money is not going to get wasted and

Transport committee  I would have answered five, but André says about seven, so let's settle for approximately six; it's something like that. We can give you a more accurate number through the clerk, if you want.

Transport committee  I wish I could be as specific and definite in my answer as I was in the previous answer on this particular question. I think this is where we need to wait for the findings of the consortium's train study, the tripartite three-government project. I think that's what they're lookin

Transport committee  Let me answer your question on the interest this way. There were surveys and polling done by the Railway Association in May of 2008, asking people if they were favourable, somewhat favourable, negative and so forth, and the results indicate that the positive and somewhat positive

Transport committee  --and subway systems, exactly. Thank you very much. In the case of subway systems, for instance, you have GO, Agence métropolitaine de transport in Montreal, and systems like that. That is the critical success factor for this project, in our opinion.

Transport committee  And having to go to another station.

Transport committee  Regarding specific allocation of space--track space and station space--for a high-speed network connecting into Union Station, obviously it would be difficult to be too precise on that at this moment. I think the direction the development project is trying to take into considerat

Transport committee  Ms. Chow, the first comment I need to make is that this is very important, and once again, when we talk about high-speed trains that travel in excess of 300 kilometres per hour, they do travel on dedicated and exclusive right-of-way.

Transport committee  That's the first thing. However, one needs to keep in mind this other notion--and you touched on it--that this is the spine, or the backbone, of a much larger network that connects to it. I'm not sure what the routing will be when the decision is made, let's say hypothetically,

Transport committee  VIA Rail must authorize the study's release. I am prepared to approve the committee's request, but the study does contain some confidential data and permission to disclose that information must be obtained before I can give you a copy of the study. The report was drawn up with th

Transport committee  I can answer the first part of your question. I'm am prepared to make some inquiries to see if the study can be turned over to the committee. We will coordinate this with the committee or with Transport Canada.