Give Transportation Safety Board ‘more teeth,’ says Senator, after agency misses half its performance targets

The TSB’s performance results are partially affected by things outside of its control, and it doesn’t want enforcement powers, says a spokesman.

Some of the performance delays reported by the Transportation Safety Board are due to Transport Canada's slow implementation of its recommendations, the board's results report said. Marc Garneau is Canada’s transport minister.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

December 19, 2018

The Transportation Safety Board is behind on half of its performance targets, most stemming from the length of time to close investigations and industry’s failure to respond to its safety suggestions, according to its recent

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