It is. We expect that most multimodal integration through the connected network will be live within 12 to 24 months. We're going to start with the 18 transportation services we already have. We're going to expand those to Northern Health Connections—our provincial northern bus ground service—add in Via Rail and B.C. Ferries, and then look to integrate ride-sharing and taxis as well.
The technology exists. It's well established and it's been operating in Europe. Again, in the Canadian context, our transportation environment is far less complex in a sense given how many transportation services are operating in a concentrated area. Our complexity is distance, climate—those types of things. Then, of course, there's the business case around it.
Yes, I absolutely think that is achievable from a technology perspective. The problem with passenger rail is that right now in northern British Columbia, the primary focus for rail is on freight movement. That's great for the economy, but it creates delays—as you know and as I have experienced—in northern B.C. if you are a rail passenger.
Under the existing structure, I do not see a future where rail transportation in western Canada is an affordable and reliable solution for the average citizen with the average household income. It's too expensive and takes too long. The infrastructure is not there.