‘People have big trust issues regarding rail safety’: Lac-Mégantic MP Berthold

‘With Lac-Mégantic, we don’t play politics,' Luc Berthold, Conservative MP for the area, says of his dealings with Liberal Transport Minister Marc Garneau.

Conservative MP Luc Berthold, centre, MP for the Quebec riding that includes Lac-Mégantic, says even as the town gets rebuilt, residents continue to have problems trusting the rail system.Photograph courtesy of Jean-Loup Doudard

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BY JEAN-LOUP DOUDARD

May 9, 2016

Luc Berthold knows something about how unforeseen events can devastate communities, just like wildfires did last week to Fort McMurray, Alta. After all, Mr. Berthold's riding includes the town of Lac-Mégantic. In the House of Commons last week, Mr. Berthold (Mégantic-L’Érable, Que.) encoura...

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