Mr. Speaker, the Canadian National Railway has applied for abandonment of a rail line in my riding known as the Meaford subdivision, 33 miles of track between Collingwood and Barrie.
There are two private companies willing to purchase the line but will not because of an Ontario NDP labour law known as bill 40. The future of this rail line and the jobs that depend on it are being jeopardized by this regressive Ontario labour law.
When the tracks are torn up they are rarely put back down, and some more of Canada's heritage dies.