Prairie farmers
expecting help from the government to make railways live up to their
obligations to deliver grain to export terminals got only a comment that it’s an
unfortunate situation.
Federal
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay said Monday in Calgary that he has no
immediate solution for getting Canadian grain moving again
"It's
been an ongoing and unfortunate issue," MacAulay said.
"I've been in contact with the
railways a number of times. They are in contact with me quite regularly. Is
everything fixed? No."
The
railways say the harvest was large and winter weather was difficult.
These guys are unconscionable. They join the ranks of the American outfit that has failed in its obligation to fix the rail line to Churchill, so that grain-export destination has been idle all winter long.
Maybe the politicians need to threaten severe fines, including garnisheeing some of the bloated incomes of chief executive officers, to get action.
