Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has asked Transport Minister Marc Garneau to find solutions following GreyhoundB次元官网网址檚 withdrawal of bus service from western Canada.

Trudeau says GreyhoundB次元官网网址檚 move is B次元官网网址渄ifficultB次元官网网址� for people who live in the Prairies and for those who are struggling economically.

B次元官网网址淚 have asked our minister of transport to work with the provinces, to work with communities, to work with the company to try and see what paths forward there are,B次元官网网址� said Trudeau.

Trudeau was responding to questions from reporters on a highway in Sutherlands River, N.S., about whether Ottawa is prepared to offer subsidies to keep the service running or offer an alternative.

Greyhound Canada announced last week it is cutting passenger and delivery services in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, northwestern Ontario and rural British Columbia.

The decision triggered outrage and apprehension among rural and First Nations communities that rely heavily on the companyB次元官网网址檚 service.

Indigenous womenB次元官网网址檚 advocates have said that GreyhoundB次元官网网址檚 decision will put more women at risk.

The issue of transportation along a notorious stretch of B.C.B次元官网网址檚 Highway 16 B次元官网网址� known as the Highway of Tears B次元官网网址� was a major point of contention last fall during hearings at the national inquiry for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

B次元官网网址淲e of course continue to be extremely concerned by the challenge of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, thatB次元官网网址檚 why we launched the national public inquiry into the issue,B次元官网网址� said Trudeau.

B次元官网网址淲e of course are reflecting on that element of it and looking for how we can contribute to solutions.B次元官网网址�

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