Bill C-30 (Historical)

Fair Rail for Grain Farmers Act

An Act to amend the Canada Grain Act and the Canada Transportation Act and to provide for other measures

This bill was last introduced in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in August 2015.

Sponsor

Gerry Ritz  Conservative

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment amends the Canada Grain Act to permit the regulation of contracts relating to grain and the arbitration of disputes respecting the provisions of those contracts. It also amends the Canada Transportation Act with respect to railway transportation in order to, among other things,
(a) require the Canadian National Railway Company and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company to move the minimum amount of grain specified in the Canada Transportation Act or by order of the Governor in Council; and
(b) facilitate the movement of grain by rail.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee, on March 31, 2014

  • Greg Meredith, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Branch, Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food
  • Scott Streiner, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Group, Department of Transport

Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee, on April 1, 2014

  • Greg Cherewyk, Chief Operating Officer, Pulse Canada
  • Brett Halstead, President, Canadian Canola Growers Association
  • Rick White, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Canola Growers Association
  • Matt Sawyer, Chair, Alberta Barley Commission
  • Art Enns, President, Prairie Oat Growers Association
  • Wade Sobkowich, Executive Director, Western Grain Elevator Association
  • Cam Dahl, President, Cereals Canada
  • Claude Mongeau, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian National Railway Company
  • Keith E. Creel, President and Chief Operating Officer, Canadian Pacific Railway

Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee, on April 2, 2014

  • Humphrey Banack, Vice-President, Canadian Federation of Agriculture
  • Garnet Etsell, Executive, British Columbia Agricultural Council, Canadian Federation of Agriculture
  • Richard Gray, Professor , University of Saskatchewan, Bioresource Policy, Business and Economics, As an Individual
  • Kevin Bender, Director, Alberta Wheat Commission
  • Kevin Hursh, Executive Director, Inland Terminal Association of Canada
  • Richard Phillips, President, Canada Grains Council

Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee, on April 2, 2014

  • Ian McCreary, Farmer, As an Individual
  • Brian Otto, Director, Western Barley Growers Association
  • Pierre Gratton, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mining Association of Canada
  • Brendan Marshall, Director, Economic Affairs, Mining Association of Canada
  • Mark Hemmes, President, Quorum Corporation
  • Peter Xotta, Vice-President, Planning and Operations, Port Metro Vancouver
  • Robert Ballantyne, President, Freight Management Association of Canada
  • Roger Larson, President, Canadian Fertilizer Institute
  • Garnet Etsell, Executive, British Columbia Agricultural Council, Canadian Federation of Agriculture
  • Humphrey Banack, Vice-President, Canadian Federation of Agriculture

Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee, on April 7, 2014

  • Greg Meredith, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Branch, Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food
  • Alain Langlois, Senior Legal Counsel, Transport, Legal Services, Department of Justice
  • Lenore Duff, Director General, Surface Transportation Policy, Department of Transport