Striking a balance

If the prime minister wants to diversify exports and enable investment, he needs to address the frequency of rail and port strikes in Canada.

When there’s a work stoppage at one of our major ports, Canadian businesses that ship containerized goods and bulk exports lose a main access point to international markets, writes Sen. Todd Lewis. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/John Bollwitt

Opinion

BY CSG SENATOR TODD LEWIS

November 26, 2025

As a farmer, I’ve been affected by work stoppages in the transportation sector for my entire career. For farmers, work stoppages have real consequences: degraded grain quality, penalties for not delivering product according to contract terms, accrued interest on loans that...

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