JOSEPH POTVIN is President of Mobility Ottawa­-Outaouais: Systems & Enterprises Inc, a federally incorporated commercial firm whose purpose is to organize a consortium to bring about and operate a region-wide private-sector passenger railway service on 400 km of existing railway infrastructure. Joseph is an applied economist working primarily at the international level, and is principal author or the "Property-Powered Rail" Open Development Model. Contact: joseph.potvin@letsgomoose.com