The Liberals are being urged to step in with legislation to end the strike by roughly 3,200 Canadian National Railway Co. workers, which began early Tuesday after the workers and CN failed to reach a deal. “The CN strike is hurting all aspects of our economy, from agriculture, to manufacturing, to mining,” Scheer said in a written statement late Tuesday. “In the West, the CN strike poses a devastating threat to an economy in crisis. Already reeling from delayed pipeline projects, a rail strike means even less western Canadian oil that can reach markets. Patty Hajdu, the current minister of labour, said the federal government understands the importance of the rail industry to the economy.

Source: thestar November 19, 2019 20:14 UTC