Canada's railways on the move from Atlantic to Pacific to Gulf of Mexico.

From: Canadian Speeches | Date: December 1, 1998| Author: R.H. Ballantyne | Copyright information

R.H. BALLANTYNE

President, Railway Association of Canada

Canada's railway network now stretches from the Atlantic to the Pacific to the Gulf of Mexico, with Canadian-owned lines spanning Canada and the United States and linking Mexico. Under the impetus of free trade, the railways are streamlining, cutting costs, speeding delivery, and increasing shipments of Canadian exports to U.S. and Mexican markets by nearly 20% a year. But much higher tax rates place Ca...

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