Petition to Ottawa on grain movement!

[bucket]

Hopalong

Keep working at it?

Really?

Since 1997 they have done over 5 major studies?

At what cost? A generation of good farmers.

And people want to wait?

You can't have a functioning market without an effective transportation system.

18 years and you think government should keep working at it. So far they haven't been.

In the next 5 years let's say an average crop is 55mmt then keep other commodities movement by rail flat and add in 5 mmt additional potash tonnes.

I am not sure what most miss here but track and car capacity is not there.

It pisses me off that people that think getting rid of the revenue cap is going to solve the problem.

Unless someone has seen the purchase orders to build grain cars or purchase rail - there is no sense in sitting at the table negotiating with the railways.

In other words. If no one is planning capacity for a commercial system it becomes a windfall/lottery win for the railways.

[SASKFARMER3]

Maybe the system just isn't working. Or liquidate every thing off the combine with a fall contract. Larger guys plug terminals to rafters. I just don't know. But when you have a plan created a year out and learnt from last years plan what worked and didn't but still get behind in deliveries due to one component in the wheel. Its not marketing, its Piss poor service. We never can grow Ag in Canada unless industry gets their shit together.
Yes its a Eastern Sask thing more than ever, as soon as problems happen the shortest route to coast and quickest return is used to make the numbers work.
Frustrated.
Maybe need to hire trucks like Brazil and make a deal with a Lethbridge Alberta Elevator. Do contracts for Sep movement and send trucks right from combines. Get a few other guys to join and bring fert home to bins on way back.
I don't know how to change the system but what's going on now is not working and cant continue.

[farmaholic]

I signed it.

[bucket]

Since cwb officials are hesitant to return calls. Here is an idea.

Sell the 2 Lakers and purchase the rail cars Ritz says are worthless. Service their own plants and bid/broker out the excess.

It will start someone thinking.

Then once that is done and the RRs will still not service grain. Lobby the government for open rights and buy locomotives. Poach the RRs good employees and get to work.

Sorry I ran out of tin foil again. Dumb****led farmer. TM. All rights reservered. Blah blah blah.

[bucket]

Can someone tell me how to see the comments written for the petition?

I can't figure shit out.

[farmaholic]

bucket, if you scroll to the bottom of the page, there's a "reasons for signing" area, is that the same as the comments?