Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture for his comments. I also want to thank the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food for the work he has done on this file.
There is no question that we have some major challenges. In my riding of Selkirk—Interlake in Manitoba, we are facing a backlog. There are many producers who just cannot get their grain delivered. The Paterson elevator at the South Lake location in Selkirk—Interlake is full. It cannot move grain, and there has been difficulty getting cars placed. These inland terminals can handle a lot of volume, as long as the rail system works.
It is great to see that the minister has met with all players in the industry and with CN and CP. However, I want the parliamentary secretary to talk about two things. First is the problem of making sure that farmers who cannot deliver at this point in time make use of cash advances. Second, what is being done to ensure that CN and CP rise to the challenge we have with this bumper crop and also make sure that we are not in this situation again next year?