Introduction
On behalf of the members of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), and the
more than 230,000 employees and 200 rural communities they support, thank you for
the opportunity to offer our views on the review of Railway Third Party...
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Introduction
On behalf of the members of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), and the
more than 230,000 employees and 200 rural communities they support, thank you for
the opportunity to offer our views on the review of Railway Third Party Liability
Insurance Coverage Regulations.
The forest industry is one of the largest customers of freight rail services in Canada. In
2011, the overall rail network carried 282M tonnes of freight. Of this, about 30M tonnes
(or 11% of the total) were forest products. In terms of tonnage carried, forest products
were the 2nd
most important commodity products carried by rail next to coal (source:
Statistics Canada). In 2012, both CN and CP’s total rail freight revenues from Forest
products was $1.5 billion (source: CN and CP annual reports).
The input costs of freight for the forest sector is considerable and any decisions
impacting either service or cost are of concern to our members. Therefore we hope
that the outcomes of your deliberation
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