Transport committee  That would be gasoline, fuel oil, propane, those sorts of things.

Transport committee  We haven't actually discussed that question. I don't know how you would be able to do that efficiently when you consider that if you have a tanker of gasoline, you're going to your local gas station every day. The municipalities have never approached us to ask for this informa

Transport committee  In that respect, we've never been requested.... I don't know how I'd answer because I don't know how difficult it would be. Certainly any information makes things safer, but it's not something that has ever been requested from us.

Transport committee  That would ultimately be up to a court to decide, but where the trucking company is at fault, they are responsible. Most provinces have what is called pejoratively a “spills bill”, legislation which holds that you are required to pay the costs of cleanup. The concern we have is

Transport committee  Which comment do you mean?

Transport committee  Well, I've heard what they've said. They've said that the party that is negligent and at fault should be held responsible, but they don't always practise what they preach.

Transport committee  One of the things we need is legislation, such as the one that exists now in over 40 states in the U.S. where this is a state matter, not a national matter. Here, it is both provincial and federal. We need legislation that says that shippers cannot introduce freight contracts and

Transport committee  Yes. It's people trying to avoid their responsibilities. The trucking industry makes it clear, and always has: when we are at fault, we are responsible, and we face the penalties. That's the way it should be. That should be the case across the entire supply chain.

Transport committee  We don't think it's necessary. Again, the difference between truck and rail.... Most companies have them, but simply depositing a piece of paper somewhere doesn't mean a whole lot unless it has teeth. I think that's part of the problem you are seeing on the rail side. Historicall

Transport committee  No, not at all. There is a dual regulatory system. Federal regulation covers extraprovincial trucking, that is, trucking that crosses borders. Any dangerous good that moves across the border is covered by the federal regulation. My only point was that we're not really in the busi

Transport committee  Absolutely.

Transport committee  If it's by reference, yes. If they have written their own regulations, then it takes some time for them to change their regulation.

Transport committee  Absolutely.

Transport committee  I think you should hear from Mr. Bantle about his safety management system. As I said, the vast majority of carriers of all products have safety management systems. I would expect that virtually all dangerous goods haulers have safety management systems. Yes, we spend an awful lo

Transport committee  As it pertains to dangerous goods, yes, absolutely. Anybody who's involved in the dangerous goods business has a program of people it contacts in the event of a spill. Significant liabilities are at play here that can threaten your business and your company. The safety management