Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Transport.
The longshoreman's labour dispute on the west coast has taken a devastating toll on the agricultural sector in western Canada.
Canadian grain and alfalfa industries are losing products, customers, sales and millions of dollars because of this dispute. Farmers and alfalfa processors have asked me to ask the minister if they can ship their products through U.S. ports and still benefit under the Western Grain Transportation Act.