Transport committee  Of course, any additional step is going to lengthen the process, but by not doing that you're really risking creating inefficiency in the system, which will represent a greater loss to the entire supply chain. With respect to shippers' concerns, one thing that puzzles me a litt

Transport committee  I think that's a role for—

Transport committee  No, not another study. Honourable member, I believe the CTA, for example, could take on that responsibility, which is to determine what steps have been followed by both parties to seek to negotiate an agreement and evaluate that. What I think should be avoided is a situation whe

Transport committee  I think we need to accept the fact that in some circumstances it won't be possible for a party to actually, in good faith, negotiate an agreement. In that sense, Bill C-52 does suggest a mechanism for resolving that impasse. I think what's missing is an interim step to facilitat

Transport committee  I can. I'll mention our recommendations.

Transport committee  We recommend that the CTA first act as a gatekeeper and only refer a matter to arbitration if the railway and shipper have both demonstrated that they have made efforts in good faith to negotiate a service-level agreement by participating in a mediation facilitated by Transport C

Transport committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you, members of the committee, for allowing me to present on behalf of the Prince Rupert Port Authority. This is an important piece of legislation and is of great significance to what we are trying to accomplish in Prince Rupert in terms of facili