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Transport committee The current protective direction calls for railways to consult with those communities about what is travelling through their respective communities. We worked very closely with both the Railway Association of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities in developing that
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Gerard McDonald
Transport committee I'll ask Monsieur Roussel. He can give the detail, but there's a bit of a nuance there in that a certain section of the industry, i.e., those ships that are responsible or answerable to international convention already have SMS, and what we had talked about was moving the system
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Gerard McDonald
Transport committee Yes. Donald.
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Gerard McDonald
Transport committee There are for some of the modes. For others, we're in the process of implementing them.
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Gerard McDonald
Transport committee We'd like, as much as possible, to move to a consistent safety management construct for all our modes. While modes are different and they operate differently, we feel the overall construct of the enforcement regime should be similar from mode to mode.
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Gerard McDonald
Transport committee Back to the consolidated revenue fund, I believe.
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Gerard McDonald
Transport committee I'm sorry, I don't have that figure at hand.
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Gerard McDonald
Transport committee Certainly. Anytime we bring in a regulation, we look for ways to improve it. The concept of administrative monetary penalties is something fairly recently introduced to our various statutes in the transportation industry, and by recent, I mean probably within the last 10 to 15
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Gerard McDonald
Transport committee I'm afraid, Mr. Chair, I don't have that information.
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Gerard McDonald
Transport committee It's probably in the order of hundreds, I would think. Every entity that is regulated under the system would have to have a safety management system. It's probably in the twenties on the aviation side, thirty-some on the rail side, but between fifty and one hundred.
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Gerard McDonald
Transport committee Yes.
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Gerard McDonald
Transport committee They would vary. There are certain elements in a safety management system, which my colleagues talked of. We verify that the company has all of those elements, but we don't give them, say, a form to fill out. They have to tell us how it has been designed, and we assess whether
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Gerard McDonald
Transport committee Through regulation.
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Gerard McDonald
Transport committee It's a complex process. Generally, if we find non-compliance, we ask the organization for a corrective action plan. If we found something wrong with their plan, they would have to come back to us and tell us how they're going to fix it. We also want them to look at the root caus
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Gerard McDonald
Transport committee Specific to that sector.
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Gerard McDonald