Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.
In 1983 the government implemented the Western Grain Transportation Act that gave railways guaranteed returns on investments and operating expenses. Not only was it a licence to print money. It also allowed railways to become inefficient and non-performing since they were paid regardless of how they moved prairie grain.
Is the minister now proposing to offload past Liberal mistakes on to farmers in the form of a cash buyout?