C-33Government of CanadaLIBERAL
An Act respecting the safety of inter-city passenger rail
Response to the 2013 Lac-Mégantic disaster's still-unimplemented final recommendations and the 2024 Ottawa VIA derailment investigation.
Status
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Introduced✓
1st Reading✓
2nd Reading4
Committee5
Report6
3rd Reading7
Royal AssentSummary
Updates the Railway Safety Act to address grade-crossing safety, mandates positive-train-control by 2030 on federally regulated passenger lines, and reforms VIA Rail's operational independence.
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Soraya Martinez FerradaLIBERAL