Did The Feds Drop the Ball on Rail!

[SASKFARMER3]

One little boy quits politics and gets a seat on a railway board of directors.
It pays a little wage of over 250,000.00
That's a hot seat.
Then yesterday after farm groups and studies show that the railways are behind and hurt the rural economy over the last two years by some 5.6 Billion.
Ottawa says every thing is ok. Nothing to see and lets sing a song together and move on, we did our part.
WTF. Was it me or did our own government just take every supporter in western Canada and crush them.
Every thing is not back to normal. When cars are dropped off then picked up empty and moved to another location only to come back in 3 days that's double spotting to make numbers look good. Why are crushers slowing down? Ah its because their is no movement of meal and oil out. Cant shut them down but you can send them to bull low.
So here is my question for today, Who got the golden handshake and who got the shaft.
Because as Farmers all our back sides should feel sore today. Glad we gave the Industry a 5.6 billion pay day buy producing a great crop.
The study also said that if nothing changes by industry in five years we will totally be off the rails.
All farmers try to improve their business to be more efficient maybe its time for the rest to get their shit together.
We have done our part.

[sumdumguy]

Did the Feds drop the ball? The only ball they are having is their own ball. Political donations, anyone?

[bucket]

I should have known something was up when anderson called last week.

He wouldn't have gotten me off the phone knowing Baird had a board seat.

Stupid stupid stupid. Me.

Does anyone not see something wrong with this shit?

It may be all approved but the optics are bad.

Bairds next stint will be to run for the conservative leadership. Now there is a warm fuzzy feeling.

[katoe]

In question period yesterday a cons. Mp stated the railways are ahead of other years and there will be a normal carry out this year. All is well.

[SASKFARMER3]

That's what pisses me the most! All is back to normal bull shit!

[bucket]

From the donors and advisors all is normal.

Want a normal life? Donate.

Then wait for the patronage to pay you back. Heard from that guy that's developing an app? Anyone?

[Rareearth]

When you get the phone surveys, political, provincial or Fed, chemical, or otherwise talk about the rails, economy, Baird, etc. decline comments or responses as this is more important a issue than they are.

[bucket]

Been doing that for a decade mentioning how all these surveys haven't changed a thing.

Too wet in 2010 should have had a program for those in 2014. Nope still studying it.

[Hopalong]

Let's give Baird a chance.
Sask chamber of commerce points out that it is not only grain that suffers from lack of transport service.
Days when farmers were a big part of population have ended and our influence with governments is more and more through general economy rather than votes.
More like other resource industries and less able to get political concessions.

[bucket]

Give baird a chance for what?

You don't go to cp thinking you are going to change their minds. He is there to represent cp at the government.

Your brain is in neutral?

[SASKFARMER3]

It's about smoke and mirror politics! Throw out the issis thing at same time as slip through a do nothing rail service and opposition fights with the hot topic and rest slips under the crack!
What a chess game to bad farmers got the 5 billion shaft'
4 producer cars sitting in town for two weeks but told had to be filled in 48hrs what a crock they will be their all spring!

[farmaholic]

How do you "negotiate" with terrorists or powerful monopolies?