Crow Rate Bill C155 Hearings Conclude After 9 Weeks
The Standing Committee on Transport wraps up 9 weeks of hearings on Bill C155 with 210 witnesses and 250 briefs. Amendments total about 100, two thirds from the Progressive Conservative Party, highlighting major bill deficiencies. Proposals call for freezing producer payments for three years and eliminating railway cost contributions, while ensuring CPR Ltd and railways receive over $1 billion annually for three years.