ARE TRANSPORT CANADA & THE MMA THE TRUE CULPRITS IN LAC MEGANTIC?

According to a media release by the United Steelworkers released on August 19, 2014 they are. Quoting from the media release: "The transportation Safety Board sees things clearly! The report that was released today confirms what the United Steelworkers has been saying all along: that the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (MMA) was taking safety risks and Transport Canada failed in its duty to provide supervision and monitoring.".

The TSB stated that the railway cut corners and that this was a predictable result of self regulation. Governments while constantly stealing more money via taxation just love to reduce their inspection and monitoring costs even when they are drastically required for safety reasons.

This is simply an extension of our provincial ministrys behaviour such as Labour and Environment. They are constantly allowing profit oriented businesses to police themsleves and then wonder why shortcuts are taken which cost lives.