Mr. Speaker, the minister is talking about a lot of things, except freight rates, port costs and a few other things which are contributing to this.
Individuals in Prince Rupert are being laid off. Farmers continue to be brow-beaten by this inflexible government. The ministers of agriculture and transport should make the changes necessary to improve transportation so that grain will continue to move through the port.
Why is the government making working Canadians and Prince Rupert pay the price for a government controlled uncompetitive grain transportation system?