I'm not sure if that answers my question, but thank you.
I've been reviewing very closely all the regulations and legislation related to rail safety, and I have to say that it is among the strangest I've ever seen for the industrial sector.
There are two aspects to this, which a number of people have raised. They call it “regulatory capture”, and that is the introduction of industry manufacturing rules. It seems that a lot of the approach is not the government taking the role of developing the regulations and then inspecting them and enforcing them, but the companies manufacturing these rules and then seeking exemptions.
The last parliamentary committee recommended that Transport Canada publicly disclose all exemptions to safety regulations, including the department's justification.
Is the department now doing that?