‘It Fails, They’re Stunned’

Industry has a misplaced faith in purportedly fool-proof technology to avoid disastrous oil and gas spills, says a senator who investigated safety measures amid the Lac-Mégantic catastrophe. A Senate committee has recommended mandatory safety audits and greater use of improved rail cars that transport dangerous goods: “When it does fail, they’re stunned.”

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