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What message is 🇨🇦 sending to our trading partners? Right now, it's that we have a supply chain that is often interrupted by labour disruptions. Just last year, a two-week strike damaged our economy and our reputation. And in the not too distant past, the supply chain has been interrupted by activism and protests too. It all comes at a cost. A cost to the economy, to affordability, to jobs, and, ultimately, to people that rely on the services that government provides. When CN and CPKC trains idle, our economy idles. When Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and Prince Rupert Port Authority are at a standstill, our economy is at a standstill. Can we figure out a fair way to resolve labour disputes that respects bargaining rights without interrupting the nation's economy? Trading partners and shippers have choices. Canadian ports can be bypassed by shipping through the US or Mexico. Let's protect our gateways - an important economic backbone to the west coast and all of Canada - and the jobs that go with it. #railways #trucking #ports #trade #gateways #shipping