An amendment in a rail reform bill is being cited as the most far-reaching development in shipping since the privatization of Canadian National Railways. Bill C-30 would give shippers in one part of the country more options to choose between rival railways: “We believe in the marketplace”.

MPs are expected to vote tomorrow to kill an anti-corruption bill compelling Canadian energy companies to disclose all payments to foreign governments. The private Liberal bill mirrors U.S. law: “I wish not to be discouraged but I am”.