Mr. Speaker, I would like to extend my sympathies to the people and families affected by the Lac-Mégantic tragedy.
We admire the courage and resilience of the people of Lac-Mégantic, who, despite their suffering, set to work right away to clean up and rebuild their community.
The municipality hopes that such a tragedy and its ramifications never happen again, and so does our government.
That is why we are working with the Province of Quebec in order to ensure that the people of Lac-Mégantic continue to receive the support they need.
We moved quickly to take action to make railways safer, but we will also introduce certain targeted measures regarding the transportation of dangerous goods.
In addition, companies will have to be able to pay the price for their actions.
Our government will require shippers to carry additional insurance so they are held accountable, and we will not hesitate to take tough action against offenders if the investigation confirms that the regulations were breached.