The head of Canadian National Railway Co. is warning that the country’s grain terminals, elevators and ports cannot cope with the number of rail cars needed to fulfill a government order to move more of the commodity.
Claude Mongeau, CN chief executive officer, said proposed legislation aimed at clearing the grain backlog after a massive crop and a tough winter is bad public policy crafted in the heat of the moment, and an attempt to beat up on the railways that have been historically unpopular in Western Canada.
Claude Mongeau, CN chief executive officer, said proposed legislation aimed at clearing the grain backlog after a massive crop and a tough winter is bad public policy crafted in the heat of the moment, and an attempt to beat up on the railways that have been historically unpopular in Western Canada.