Sorry folks,
I forgot to mention ..one other tidbit.
That being...the author of the Northern Policy Institute article was :Nick Mulder.
Nick Mulder
During his 15 years at Transport Canada, including a tenure as Deputy Minister (1994-1997), Nick was a principal architect of a broad commercialization agenda which included the privatization of CN Rail, the development of the authority model governing ports and airports and the creation of NAV Canada. He was also responsible for overseeing the policy and regulatory framework governing the transportation sector, the Canada Transportation Act, and its associated enforcement agency, the Canadian Transportation Agency. Nick has been an active proponent of building the most efficient delivery system of government services including collaborative partnerships with the private sector.
Nick sure made investors like Bill Gates happy..being able to scoop 12% of CN.
I hope Bill sent Nick a nice bottle of wine.