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Manitoba backs rail subsidy payments under Crow Rates
Manitoba ministers Uruski and Plohman defended continuing Western Grain Transportation Act payments directly to railways. They argued rail subsidies lower shipper costs, boost volumes, and preserve rural communities, warning that paying farmers could raise rates and harm elevator service and branch lines.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Western Grain Transportation Act
Hall Committee of Inquiry
Agriculture
Bill Uruski
John Plohman
Plohman
Government of Canada
Uruski