Opposition parties support feds’ rail safety bill to boost ministerial oversight, shipper liabilty

As the government’s railway safety bill heads into committee, Transport minister is optimistic it’ll pass by June.

Both the NDP and Liberals have indicated they’ll support Bill C-52, the Safe and Accountable Rail Act, considered to be the Conservatives’ legislative response to the Lac-Mégantic derailment that killed 47 people in the small Quebec town in July...

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