Transport committee  Thank you. In terms of the proposal, it was really important to put in the legislation the two uses, or what the companies will be permitted to use the information for. It was really to ensure that there was no discretion or interpretation about the use of information, and that

Transport committee  Yes. Essentially, the report's findings were to let the companies do it voluntarily. We think the bill provides a framework for the possible use of the information, instead of leaving it to the discretion of the railway companies.

Transport committee  Thank you for your question. Recorders are not the answer to everything. It is important to look at the factors that affect rail safety and what measures should be taken. Since the Lac-Mégantic accident, the department has implemented various initiatives and measures. Changes h

Transport committee  On positive train control, we are following very closely what is happening in the U.S., and we've been doing studies of train control in Canada. Last September or November, we shared with this committee a copy of the report of the Advisory Council on Rail Safety, which did an ana

Transport committee  To develop locomotive voice and video recorders, we have looked at and are continuing to look at what is done elsewhere. We are looking at the system in the United States in particular, because our trains will cross the border. We always look at what is in place elsewhere and how

Transport committee  Madam Chair, I would say that the regulations under development—and we are engaging stakeholders on this—would indeed look at issues related to data protection, the retention period of the data, the requirement for companies to develop policies to prevent unauthorized access, and

Transport committee  Hello. Thank you for your question. In order to improve rail safety, we are currently considering a range of measures including fatigue. We have in fact begun discussions and preliminary consultations with the industry and unions to review regulations pertaining to fatigue. This

Transport committee  There are no specific requirements for a risk assessment related to the RCLS technology. Under the SMS regulations, when there are significant changes to operations, the railway companies are required to notify Transport Canada and to conduct a risk assessment. We can require tho

Transport committee  When we receive a risk assessment or where we go on site to review a risk assessment, that informs our enforcement inspection planning. It is required to bring other parts of the program together and determining whether, in having a conversation with the railway, the risk assessm

Transport committee  There is no direct link between the two and, yes, we can take other actions.

Transport committee  Yes, we do inspections. As I mentioned earlier, there are new regulations and we've been sharing information with municipalities, road authorities, and even some of the smaller companies in terms of what the requirements are under the rules. We monitor the information that comes

Transport committee  The information we have in our database has all the crossings ranked from 1 to 22,000. That information was made public by the minister on April 28.

Transport committee  Yes, and in addition, when we become aware of a safety issue, we do engage proactively with municipalities.

Transport committee  It's regarding my answer in French earlier in terms of the qualifications of the RCLS, remote control locomotive systems, operator. I indicated in French that they had to be trained as a locomotive engineer. In fact, they are, according to regulation, trained and qualified by the

Transport committee  Thank you for your questions. The railway operating rules define what a qualified employee is. The term “employee” is defined in the regulations. As to distance and train tonnage, we have reviewed the comments we received recently, not only from unions, but also from the Trans