Agriculture committee  Premiums shouldn't have to come at the expense of the freight rail cap either, because I think keeping it in place provides some type of check on the system. But you can put premiums in place for early dispatch of a ship or whatever, like the dispatch that they earn at the termin

Agriculture committee  I would say that the figures are probably going to be what I quoted earlier, to some extent, if I can find the piece of paper I had. We talked about $1.6 billion and then $800 million and more for forward contracting. If you can't do any forward contracting next year or if the p

Agriculture committee  I have just one more comment on that.

Agriculture committee  Thank you for the question. Basically, our information in reading the act is that there is really no reason that a grain company would want to sign that agreement. So far we've been proven right, in that no company has signed that thing. We've been told that the reason is that m

Agriculture committee  Yes.

Agriculture committee  It has been talked about. In the back of my mind, I always wonder if maybe we do need some type of agency that's going to regulate all railroad traffic and keep track if we're going to increase the capacity on this. One of the things that the U.S. does, especially with grain, i

Agriculture committee  No, I can't disagree, but I think all the commodities are asking for more rail service and more space and capacity on that rail line. The rail line has set out their logistics plan, which maximizes their return to shareholders. You can look at their quarterly reports of profit a

Agriculture committee  Yes. Can you repeat the last part of your question?

Agriculture committee  Right now?

Agriculture committee  Right now we're facing a drastic situation in western Canada because a lot of the grain is not moving. November contracts are put into April or May of this year. The Red River Valley is probably going to flood, and they have a whole bunch of grain in that area. There has been no

Agriculture committee  The government is set to review the act next year, but this needs to be done now. We cannot wait another year. The act must be amended immediately to compel railways to enter into service contracts with shippers and have meaningful performance standards in place. Should railways

Agriculture committee  Hello. My name is Lynn Jacobson and I'm president of the Alberta Federation of Agriculture. I farm in Enchant, which is in southern Alberta. I raise wheat, pulses, and canola. We do canola seed production and also some alfalfa seed production. I'm speaking today on behalf of th