Just a thought. We've all travelled in other countries on trains and it's something you think about.
One of the concerns that I have in the report from the Library of Parliament is in relation to the proximity of railways in residential areas.
The report points out:
The Railway Safety Act requires that a railway company advise owners of adjoining land and the municipality when they plan to undertake line work.
But it goes on to say:
The opposite is not the case. Developers and municipalities are not required to advise railway companies when they begin a development project in proximity to the railways.
Then it goes on to point out that the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, the City of Edmonton, and Ontario are beginning to address this in terms of regulations.
My question is—I know you don't have the authority to do this—if you had the authority to address this issue of the transportation of dangerous goods through residential areas, what would your answer be to address some of these concerns that I raised?