(1) (a) How many (i) permanent and (ii) temporary, or contract, train drivers are there in each province, (b) why are these train drivers employed on a temporary or contract basis, (c) how many train drivers have been trained in the past three years, (d) what is the cost of such training, (e) where have such newly trained train drivers been placed to operate and (f) what are the (i) mechanisms, (ii) processes and (iii) procedures that exist to assess and monitor the quality of train drivers; (2) whether there are currently any shortages of train drivers; if not, why not; if so, (a) where are these shortages and (b) what action is being taken to resolve this?