If you're an elevator planted in the middle of Saskatchewan and have CN or CPKC running past you, you're beholden to a monopoly. You're shipping on the terms that are dictated by the railway.
What we're looking for are legislative measures that try to rebalance that relationship and make it into a more commercial relationship—the type of relationship you would find if there were a competitive environment. It's about supply chains, and supply chains are about the economy. It's now more important than ever that we do everything in our power to get product to our customers in a timely way. We suffer reputational damage and costs. We're not taking advantage of opportunities, and we're not able to return as many foreign dollars to the Canadian economy for the product we grow and export. That relationship is very imbalanced right now.
Extended interswitching would provide one tool, but we need more tools than extended interswitching. We need reciprocal penalties. We need other measures in the Canada Transportation Act to help rebalance that relationship so there's more equal bargaining power. When the railway and grain elevator sit down to discuss and agree on terms of service, they should do so as equal partners in a commercial relationship, not the railway dictating terms of service, essentially, to the grain company.
I hope that answers your question.