Canada needs legislation declaring rail an essential service 

Work stoppages don’t just spell disaster for rural economies. The impacts will snake across Canada, wreaking havoc in all supply chains.
CN train
Rail lines bring our crops, lumber, oil and gas, and critical minerals, generating income for our businesses and importing essential resources like fuel, writes Grande Prairie Mayor Jackie Clayton.

GRANDE PRAIRIE, ALTA.—Whether they know it or not, all Canadians depend on rail. Our economy relies on trains getting to their destination on time. If they don’t, the economy suffers, and Canadians from coast to coast will find fewer goods and higher prices. It is why ra...

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