Mr. Chair, we will come back on this question as well.
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Business of Supply May 7th, 2014
Mr. Chair, we will come back on this question as well.
Business of Supply May 7th, 2014
Mr. Chair, I will get back to the hon. member on that topic.
Business of Supply May 7th, 2014
Mr. Chair, I can tell the member that in the transportation of dangerous goods there are 70 positions in general, and 35 of those are inspectors. They take care of the inspection facilities and the inspections of other places in which there are dangerous goods.
We also have a very robust and good set of acts and regulations under the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, which carry heavy fines and criminal liabilities if they are breached. We take that very seriously.
Business of Supply May 7th, 2014
Mr. Chair, there are 70.
Business of Supply May 7th, 2014
Mr. Chair, in the next three years DOT-111s will continue to be used. Remember, this is only for crude and ethanol transport, which is important to say. Around that, we have other rail safety measures to ensure that, in the entire approach with respect to rail safety, the operating measures are in place as well to enhance the safety, as are the means of containment as we move through the three years.
We also balance out the speed of the train, which is important, and all of the other things that we have done in the past nine months with respect to increasing safety in the operations of trains in the country.
Business of Supply May 7th, 2014
Mr. Chair, the approach that we are taking with respect to responding to the Transportation Safety Board is to deal with a means of containment, meaning the DOT-111 cars. We have done it in two ways. First, he should know that there are a variety of different types of cars within this framework of DOT-111. Some of them, like the 5,000 that we want out of the country in 30 days, are the ones that are the most dangerous. There is a version of DOT-111 cars in various inclinations in between. That is acceptable.
We published that regulatory Gazette process in January of this year. That is standard. What we would like is to have cars at that standard or higher by May 1, 2017. That is what we will be doing over the next three years.
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Mr. Chair, I think I am a little confused at this point. I do not think the hon. member is trying to say that I should not phase out these DOT-111 cars, so I will let him re-ask.
Business of Supply May 7th, 2014
Mr. Chair, Transport Canada is supporting the Minister of Infrastructure on this file and any inquiries with respect to the numbers he is receiving can go through the Minister of Infrastructure to Transport Canada for that information.
Business of Supply May 7th, 2014
Mr. Chair, again, I would defer to the Minister of Infrastructure on the particulars of this project.
What I can say is we have been very clear since the beginning on this matter. The new bridge will be built through a P3 partnership. There will be public transit and there will be tolls.
Business of Supply May 7th, 2014
Mr. Chair, what I can say is, I am very confident in my colleague, the Minister of Infrastructure's handling of the file. He was an excellent transport minister. He is an excellent infrastructure minister and intergovernmental affairs minister. He will manage this file to his greatest capabilities. I have great confidence in him.
With respect to the Champlain Bridge itself, as I indicated, he has carriage of that file. Although Transport Canada is involved with respect to supporting the minister on that file, it is not something within my portfolio.