Cory Morgan: Some Tough Choices Must Be Made to Ensure Rail Shutdowns Never Happen

Cory Morgan: Some Tough Choices Must Be Made to Ensure Rail Shutdowns Never Happen
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference members walk a picket line at Canadian Pacific Kansas City headquarters in Calgary on Aug. 22, 2024. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
Cory Morgan
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Realizing that a prolonged strike or lockout would have been devastating to the Canadian economy and could have crushed several sectors dependent on the timely delivery of goods, the federal government imposed binding arbitration to end the rail stoppage. Beyond the economic dangers presented by an interruption in rail service, the safety of Canadians could have been put at risk if the delivery of chemicals for public water supply treatment or propane for home heating had been disrupted.