Grain backlog: Saskatchewan farm groups want financial compensation from railways

Saskatchewan farm groups are calling on the federal government to impose stiff financial penalties on the railways amid a major grain backlog, the cost of which is expected to climb into the billions of dollars.
In a letter to Transport Minister Marc Garneau and Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay, the coalition outlined its “serious concern” about fees paid to keep ships waiting in port — know as demurrage — which are passed down to farmers.
“The sole reason for