Mr. Speaker, perhaps the minister should listen to the Alberta grain growers instead of making the same old tired excuses.
Canadian grains are simply not getting to market. As the weeks go by, grain prices plummet and our farmers face greater losses. The fact, and I know it is hard for those members to take it, is that the rail companies have had ample opportunity to provide fair rail service to farmers. It is clear they will not change without government intervention.
Farmers have been clear in their demand for enforceable performance standards, accountability, and penalties. Why the delay in the regulations?