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Transport committee Yes. First of all, we would, as we introduce a regulation.... Many companies, out of good management practice, have safety management systems on their own. When we introduce a regulation, we require all operators subject to that regulation to submit to us their safety manageme
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Gerard McDonald
Transport committee That is something, Mr. Chair, that is governed by the Canadian Transportation Agency. The Canadian Transportation Agency, and I'm talking specifically on the rail side here right now, must ensure a company has adequate insurance before issuing a certificate of fitness. The level
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Gerard McDonald
Transport committee In what way? Are you referring to insurance?
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Gerard McDonald
Transport committee I'll ask Ms. Dagenais to answer that question.
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Gerard McDonald
Transport committee Mr. Chairman, it's a bit of a different construct on the marine side, in that in addition to carrying their proper insurance, there is a fund to compensate for oil spills. I'll ask Mr. Roussel to give a bit more detail in that regard.
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Gerard McDonald
Transport committee That's true.
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Gerard McDonald
Transport committee That's absolutely correct. One of the biggest problems we have is that people characterize it as deregulation. With the implementation of safety management systems, not one Transport Canada regulation has been removed from the rule book. In fact, we see safety management systems
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Gerard McDonald
Transport committee That is correct as well, sir.
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Gerard McDonald
Transport committee That's correct. Are you referring specifically to the rail side where there's—
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Gerard McDonald
Transport committee —a different regulatory construct?
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Gerard McDonald
Transport committee That is correct as well.
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Gerard McDonald
Transport committee Certainly we've progressed from where we were in 2007, and to talk to the specific rail experience on how we have progressed and to what measure, I'll turn to Monsieur Bourdon to answer the question.
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Gerard McDonald
Transport committee First of all, I take exception to the characterization that we invite people in, then we close the doors and we don't tell them what we're doing. Our consultation is a continual process. We try to keep stakeholders as informed as we possibly can on where we are going and try to c
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Gerard McDonald
Transport committee Anyone who wishes to participate, we're more than happy to hear from. As a general matter, of course, as I indicated, when we're developing regulations, we'll consult with the railways, with the short-line railways, and with their associations, such as the Railway Association o
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Gerard McDonald
Transport committee Certainly, we have consultative mechanisms that perform much in the same manner. Each of our modes have well-established mechanisms for consulting all of the groups that I mentioned. On the rail side, we have the Advisory Council on Railway Safety that was formed after the Rail
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Gerard McDonald