Public Accounts committee  Thank you for the question. I would simply point out that with respect to our oversight regime in that northern B.C. corridor, we're taking a number of active measures to address the risks that have been identified, including front-ending a number of our inspections in that area

Public Accounts committee  Thanks for the question. Essentially, the sample showed that we are collecting a wealth of information from railway companies, including information on operating characteristics, traffic patterns, tonnage and previous incidents. As the deputy minister mentioned, however, to use

Public Accounts committee  Thank you for the question. I'll answer it in a couple of parts. One is with respect to the support that Transport Canada provides, and second is the requirements of the “key train and key routes” that CN must fulfill in this corridor because it is identified as a key route. Tr

Public Accounts committee  Again, I would fall back on the requirements of the key trains and key risk rule. In order to determine whether it's adequate, CN is responsible for conducting a risk assessment to determine whether or not their current training measures are appropriate to the level of risk on

Public Accounts committee  Very quickly, we've actually done follow-up with our U.S. counterparts as well as with our U.K. and European Union counterparts to look into potential indicators for how we can improve our measurements of the oversight regime, including by potentially leveraging some best practic

Public Accounts committee  Thank you for the question. We actually evaluate the situations every three years. It's on a cyclical basis. The deadline for the risk assessment is later this May. That will inform Transport Canada on how CN has identified and accounted for the risks and what remedial measures

Public Accounts committee  Absolutely. The deputy minister is correct. Immediately after the initial incident, Transport Canada took action with the requirements for the application of handbrakes on mountain grades. However, after the subsequent incident, there was an order issued immediately to ensure tha

Public Accounts committee  Yes. It's 2023 for the full evaluation and October 2021 for the performance indicators.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you for the question. Much of our regulatory development work will be informed by the findings of our effectiveness audits on SMS, which will be launched in September 2021. We'll be able to use those results to help drive our regulatory action in this space.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you for the question. One of the ministerial orders issued after this incident involved requiring railways to work on a clear definition with respect to “attended” versus “unattended” trains. It's anticipated, as railways work with government to deliver on a clear definiti

Transport committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, for the question. As the honourable member mentioned, this year the department announced more than $21 million through our rail safety improvement program. This includes, for example, funding for projects to enhance grade crossing safety, specifically, for

Transport committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, for the question. Indeed, as the Auditor General's follow-up audit pointed out, Canada's railway network is impacted by extreme weather and climate change. To address those risks, Transport Canada has put in place specific aspects of our oversight program,

Transport committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Aaron has described a comprehensive—

Transport committee  Mr. Chair, if it's okay, I'll answer that.

Transport committee  Thank you for your question. The Transportation Safety Board recommended specifically that Transport Canada proceed with conducting audits of safety management systems and their effectiveness. We've done quite a bit of work in that area, including, as of 2020, completing audits