Lac-Mégantic Rail Bill Is Law

The Senate has passed into law a bill expanding railways’ oil spill insurance liability over industry complaints of high costs. New requirements prompted by the Lac-Mégantic derailment will see liability rise as much as five-fold for short line railways: “Lac-Mégantic was an important turning point”.

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