OTTAWA — The federal government will have “more to say shortly” on what it’s doing to resolve a lockout at Canada’s two biggest rail companies, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. locked out 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers after the parties did not agree on new contracts before a midnight deadline.
While visiting a manufacturing facility in Sherbrooke, Que., Trudeau said the Liberal government is “not taking this lightly” and is working to find the right solution for the economy.
Business groups have urged the government to step in with binding arbitration or back-to-work legislation, warning that the shutdown
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