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Fertilizer Canada Thanks the Federal Government For Their Swift Action to Resolve Rail Labour Disruptions

Fertilizer Canada thanks Minister Steven MacKinnon and the federal government for their swift action to resolve the rail labour disruptions and get our trains moving. We are pleased to see the government’s acknowledgement of the need for short and long-term solutions and its commitment to investigating the issues leading to the dual rail strike.  

We appreciate their recognition of fertilizer and its role in food security. Protecting our supply chains is vital in maintaining our competitiveness and reputation as a reliable trading partner. As noted by the government, it is crucial our potash reliably reaches our customers to ensure they do not have to turn to competitors like Russia, Belarus, and China.  

Fertilizer Canada looks forward to continuing to work with the government to strengthen Canada’s supply chains. We continue to recommend that the federal government recognize fertilizer as an essential good, critical to domestic and global food security, so that it can continue to ship during work stoppages. We also recommend amending the Labour Code to increase support for collective bargaining that prevents labour disruptions. 

Source : Fertilizer Canada

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