Discussion · Government Orders
Dan Albas Conservative
“Farmers need long-term rail competition rules to have real certainty. This bill only brings them back for 48 months. I want to know if the member agrees that these rail rules should be made permanent.”
“Madam Speaker, I appreciate the thoughtfulness of the member. He is a farmer and is a very hard-working MP, and I give a lot of credibility to what he says. He talked about the certainty and predictability that farmers need from the interswitching provisions, but the government is only suggesting to bring them back for 48 months. Rather than putting in place a regime that has been proven to be successful under both the Harper and the Trudeau governments, the government is simply giving a bit of durable competition for a very short period of time. Does he support making the provisions permanent? Would that bring some certainty and predictability to farmers like him?”
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Madam Speaker, I appreciate the thoughtfulness of the member. He is a farmer and is a very hard-working MP, and I give a lot of credibility to what he says. He talked about the certainty and predictability that farmers need from the interswitching provisions, but the government is only suggesting to bring them back for 48 months. Rather than putting in place a regime that has been proven to be successful under both the Harper and the Trudeau governments, the government is simply giving a bit of durable competition for a very short period of time. Does he support making the provisions permanent? Would that bring some certainty and predictability to farmers like him?