On behalf of Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.), Liberal MP Bernadette Jordan (South Shore–St. Margarets, NS) announced the transfer of the Port of Liverpool to the Province of Nova Scotia under the Government of Canada Ports Asset Transfer Program. The property transferred includes a breakwater and submerged and infilled waterlots, including a portion of … Read more
At the site of the future Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Station, Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario and Ontario Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca; Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister (Intergovernmental Affairs) Adam Vaughan (Spadina-Fort York, Ont.), along with provincial officials, marked the completion of track installation for the Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension. A special event was held to celebrate … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) launched the Government of Canada’s awareness campaign to inform Canadians of the dangers and consequences of pointing a laser at aircraft. Garneau was joined by Superintendent Tony Cusimano from York Regional Police, who arrested an individual in August 2015 for allegedly pointing a laser at a police helicopter. The full release … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) launched North American Safe Boating Awareness Week and announced new funding totalling $1.3 million over three years under Transport Canada’s Boating Safety Contribution Program for initiatives that promote safe boating practices and behaviours in Canada. Garneau also announced a new call for proposals under the Recreational Boating Safety component for the … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) announced that the strengthened liability and compensation regime for rail, under the Safe and Accountable Rail Act, will be brought into force on June 18, 2016. The regime is based on the “polluter pays” principle, sharing responsibility for rail accidents between railways and shippers. Under the new regime, federally … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) is updating the public concerning the department’s April 20, 2016 preliminary determination involving four Fiat Chrysler vehicles. Following a Transport Canada defect investigation, the Minister of Transport determined that it might be necessary to order Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Canada to recall certain vehicles that could be affected by a loss of power steering … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) announced new measures to strengthen rail safety and the transportation of dangerous goods. Effective April 28, 2016, railways will be required to provide municipalities and first responders with even more data on dangerous goods to improve emergency planning, risk assessments, and training. The requirement, contained in Protective Direction 36, … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) marked Rail Safety Week by announcing new funding for railway crossing improvements. This year, under the Grade Crossing Improvement Program, Transport Canada is providing $125,000 in funding to close seven crossings, in addition to $50,000 approved last year to close seven crossings. Later today, Garneau will address the Economic Club … Read more
Liberal MP Ron McKinnon (Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam, B.C.) along with provincial representatives, announced that the Evergreen station plazas will be built over the summer and to give a sneak peek tour of Inlet Centre Station in Port Moody. A contract in the amount of $1.5 million has been awarded to Jacob Bros for the construction of the Inlet Centre Station … Read more
Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) and Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) announced the government’s intention to work with Parliament to postpone for one year the repeal of certain provisions of the Canada Transportation Act that were enacted in 2014 by the Fair Rail for Grain Farmers Act. Postponing the repeal of the provisions would … Read more
