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Agriculture committee  It's just that you have to show that there has been a loss.

April 7th, 2014Committee meeting

Alain Langlois

Agriculture committee  Sure. I'd be happy to. Under the current legislation, there is a remedy in legislation that's called “level of service”. Every shipper that ships any products, any commodities, and who feels that the railway has not complied with its level-of-service obligation as stated in the act can complain to the agency.

April 7th, 2014Committee meeting

Alain Langlois

Agriculture committee  If the shipper can show the agency.... First of all, you need a breach, so you need the agency need to come to the conclusion that the railway has breached its obligations. If it has, and if the agency is satisfied that there's been a loss, then the agency has the ability to award compensation.

April 7th, 2014Committee meeting

Alain Langlois

Agriculture committee  Well, it's not required, but if you require it, then at every time they have to order it. But you may not be in a circumstance where you need to order compensation every time if there hasn't been a loss. It's a power given to the agency. If there has been a loss, then you assume that the agency will order it.

April 7th, 2014Committee meeting

Alain Langlois

Agriculture committee  Yes. The answer is yes. I mean, if the agency issues a decision under the act, there is an appeal process to the Federal Court of Appeal, but it's true in every instance, whether you have a contract or whether you have an arbitration process. There is always an ability to challenge a decision of an arbitrator or any body of law and to appeal it if you believe the decision is wrong.

April 7th, 2014Committee meeting

Alain Langlois

Agriculture committee  There's an appeal process in legislation for the railway to—

April 7th, 2014Committee meeting

Alain Langlois

April 7th, 2014Committee meeting

Alain Langlois