Transport committee  Right now, under the bill, it would be reported to the employer. There's also a system that exists, which unfortunately not too many people know about, under the Transportation Safety Board. It's called Securitas. People can call anonymously to let them know what is going on. Usually we're contacted to investigate the situation.

Transport committee  Right now when there's a situation like that, which has been reported to us and which is perceived as harassment, it is usually dealt with by HRSDC. Within the philosophy of the safety management system, we're trying to do as much as we can through the guidelines we've published and through the council we have in place to change the culture in the rail industry so that this type of situation does not occur.

Transport committee  I'm not saying we're going to support it. I'm saying we're definitely going to look at it, because we have heard it before.

Transport committee  Currently we have what we call the work-rest rule, which is a rule that everybody has to abide by. If you're in what we consider to be a position critical to safety--train crews, locomotive conductors, RTCs, or crane operators--you have to abide by this rule. The rule sets out maximum hours of duty and mandatory periods of rest.

Transport committee  It's not in the bill. It's through a rule that we get the authority to do it under section 18.

Transport committee  All together, in Canada we're talking about approximately 48,000 miles of track.

Transport committee  That's probably something to consider once we're at the regulation level.

Transport committee  Pardon me?

Transport committee  I'd have to check. I'm more familiar with the federal regime, the network. It changes quite often with lines being bought, sold, or dismantled.

Transport committee  Right.

Transport committee  At this time that would be defined by regulation. But I'd say it would have a lot to do with repeat offenders. If someone has a non-compliance placed that can be fixed right away, that can be done under a notice and order, we would still do it this way. It could be based on the severity of the violation as well, that we may decide to go directly to an administrative monetary penalty.

Transport committee  What you call garbage on the rights-of-way has been an issue for many years. Unless it creates a safety hazard for train crews or people, there's very little we can do. There's provision under proposed section 47 of the bill, under clause 37, and in your binders, I think, that deals with the environmental plan that will have to be submitted by railways, and that will be audited by Transport Canada.

Transport committee  It could. It's something we can consider.

Transport committee  The railway usually—

Transport committee  The railway.