Last evening at about 5:10 I received a phone call from CN stating that due to the fact that in question period yesterday the Minister of Transport, in response to a question from Mr. Moore, advised that his department is suing CN and I've brought a copy of it; it's all in French here, but he is suing CN CN's lawyers then advised the witnesses that because this is a matter now before the courts or a matter of litigation, they ought not to come, and they advised me just shortly after five o'clock last night that they're not coming.
Hier, vers 17 h 10, j'ai reçu un appel du CN. On m'a dit qu'étant donné que le ministre des Transports, en réponse à une question de M. Moore lors de la période de questions hier, a avisé le Parlement que son ministère poursuivait le CN — j'en ai apporté une copie en français; c'est ce qu'on y dit —, les avocats du CN ont conseillé aux témoins de ne pas se présenter.