Concern grows among farmers as railway bill unlikely to clear senate this year

A federal bill aimed at making the railways more accountable and preventing a costly grain backlog is moving slowly through the Senate while the chance it will pass into law this year diminishes daily. 
The president of the Agriculture Producers Association of Saskatchewan said the expiry at the end of July of temporary legislation governing rail transport means any delay risks a holdup like the one that is estimated to have cost Western Canada $6.5 billion in 2013 and 2014.
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