Shipping times will grow by up to 25 per cent, the ad warns, comparing the cargo hand-offs to “forcing airlines to deliver passengers to their competitors back and forth on several flights instead of a direct non-stop.”
The debate is a heated one. John Corey, president of the Freight Management Association of Canada, said the railways have “gone above and beyond apoplectic” in their objections, calling their claims of congestion, job cuts and American encroachment “B.S.” Meanwhile, stances opposing the law have formed the throughline of the Railway Association of Canada’s public statements since the budget was tabled on March 28.
Moreover, Ottawa slid the change into the 2023 budget “without consulting railways,” Brazeau claimed.
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