Minister Ritz's background

[perfecho]

"Marketing Freedom" has worked well.......

[FarmRanger]

<i>"now they've allowed for a duopoly in the rail industry "</i>

There was a duopoly for a hundred years before the Harper Conservatives got into power, but since they haven't fixed it in the 5 years they've been in power, it's all their fault. /sarc

<i>""Marketing Freedom" has worked well......."</i>

I know that is a sarcastic comment, but if you look at 2012-13, it sure was nice to finally see Canadian wheat trade at a premium to our US competitors. First year in my farming career where you wouldn’t get handcuffs for going across the border with your wheat, and also the first year where you wouldn’t want to.

I agree that we need to get the rail transportation system fixed, but why is the system still broken? Government after government did absolutely nothing to makes sure that extra surge capacity was built into a monopolistic system that provides guaranteed profits for the railroads?!?! The single desk forced holdback of grain in cashstrapped farmer’s bins was a piss poor way of taking the pressure off the railroads in my opinion.
At least now something might get done.