I agree with my colleague that the federal government absolutely has a role to play and could have an even stronger one.
There are many tools in the tool box of parliamentarians when it comes to segments of the economy in which we simply cannot have a strike. If we have both class I railways on strike, nothing moves, including commuters in some of Canada's biggest cities, and back-to-work legislation is something within the power of parliamentarians.
On the second point, absolutely. What happens if we don't get products to the Port of Vancouver on time? The vessels at the Port of Vancouver anchor and incur demurrage costs, which means they're not delivering on time. They're not going to push off to China or Indonesia until they're full. Those demurrage costs come back through the Canadian value chain for the people whom we represent, the agriculture people. Farmers end up paying that, which reduces the profitability for Canadians.
Increasingly, what we are being asked by markets around the world on behalf of our CAFTA members is, first, about growing conditions and potential drought in the Prairies, and second, whether we will be able to deliver on time. If the Japanese, who are one of our longest-standing trade relationships, are asking us if our product will be there on time or if they have to go elsewhere, it's not like losing a customer; we're losing a country.