Mr. Speaker, unfortunately millions of Canadians are held hostage by this work stoppage and they need to be heard as well. It is the government's shortsightedness and bumbling that is to blame for the rail stoppage.
Thirty-six hundred people in Montreal and Toronto are stranded because of the government. Farmers cannot get their grain to market because of the government. Manufacturers are shutting down production and workers are being laid off because of the government.
What is the government planning to do to ensure rail stoppages will be a thing of the past?