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Garneau gets ready for bigger public role as government rolls out new transportation legislation

Transport Minister Marc Garneau will be busy this spring as the government prepares to introduce much-discussed legislation on rail service and tanker traffic, and move forward on new vehicle safety regulations.

Minister of Transport Marc Garneau announced in November that the government will introduce a spate of legislation this spring reforming rail shipping rules, foreign ownership laws for airliners, and banning crude oil shipments in B.C.'s North Coast. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

BY MICAAL AHMED

February 27, 2017

Transport Minister Marc Garneau will be busy this spring as the government prepares to introduce much-discussed legislation on rail service and tanker traffic, and move forward on new vehicle safety regulations. The former astrona...

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