Thank you, Mr. Chair.
We have heard from witnesses who spoke about the problem with grain transportation. They also spoke about the losses, in terms of revenues, for farmers when they have lower quality grains. They also spoke about the fluctuation of grain prices, among other things.
However, one of the witnesses told us that the problem was simply that the rail sector dedicates too few resources to transporting grain. He said that there were not enough locomotives assigned to these operations, and that the teams had to get together to transport the grain. This witnesses added that the lack of competition among rail services was the primary cause of these problems. In January, we saw a 12% drop in the transportation of grain, while there was a 7% increase in the transportation of oil, compared to January of last year.
How do you explain that? This witness was wondering about that.