Here is our problem: the Constitution does not subject the federal government to provincial or municipal legislation. You are preaching to the choir. It would have been preferable to have the railway companies governed by, at the very least, municipal bylaws. We know that the municipalities now have all of the equipment they need to respect the standards. There is no constitutional requirement for the federal government to abide by provincial and municipal legislation. This could lead the railways to challenge the constitutionality of anything that we might table.
That is why we should consider giving more power to the agency.