It certainly is in auditing a sector. I've worked with industrial sectors for a long time, and I've never seen such blatant powers of exemption. The Auditor General, in his 2013 report, raised a good number concerns about failings in the department's inspection regime, such as poor follow-up inspections to verify compliance, failed enforcement action, and a lack of enforcement training.
Your job is to investigate the incident and, presumably, the actions by the rail company. However, I noted that in the Wabamun incident, which I was directly affected by, while there inspections of the rail, it was determined in the end that some problems, such as defects in rail, couldn't be indicated without more careful inspection. I'm wondering what recommendations going forward... Do you think there has been sufficient response to the incident at Wabamun—and there were two more after that—with the allowance for using second hand or refurbished rail in repairing rail lines, particularly along waterways?