Mr. Chair, when this is discussed...I can't help but remember the presence of several witnesses before this committee--I think at the end of last year--on the issue of producer cars and the railway. I remember the alarm on a lot of people's faces, on all sides, at the rather arbitrary, arrogant, and insensitive responses we were receiving from the representatives from the railways with respect to this issue.
I recall that the legislation, in my opinion, wasn't adequate to protect the interests of the farmers when it came to railway producer cars. I'm not suggesting that at no time will there ever be a prohibition on closing down these producer car sites; sometimes it's valid and warranted and sometimes it's not. But I certainly think we need to have this review.
If there's an amendment to the motion that's acceptable to everyone, I'm content to have that amendment, but I think that having the review serves two purposes: one, it will allow us to make recommendations to the minister; and two, it sends a clear message to the railway industry that they're in our sights, they're on our radar, and that unfair treatment of farmers is simply unacceptable.