Mr. Speaker, obviously the changes in the WGTA have a lot of impact on the movement of grain in the west.
The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and the Department of Transport have been looking at all of the alternatives. We have had extensive discussions with all of the shareholders, the producers, the railroads. We are very much aware of the concerns raised by my hon. friend.
I want to assure him and the people who are going to be directly affected by the measures announced in the budget that we will take every step possible to ensure the orderly and affordable transportation of grain in western Canada.