Transport Minister Lisa Raitt (Halton, Ont.) announced the launch of the Area Response Planning pilot project and related Community Participation Funding Program in a speech to the Vancouver Board of Trade on the role of transportation and the environment in Canada’s economic future. Area Response Planning is one of the Government of Canada’s measures under the … Read more
Transport Minister Lisa Raitt (Halton, Ont.) announced that the Government of Canada is providing $3.7M to Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping to help establish the Vancouver-based Centre and support its initial operations. The activities of the Centre will support the government’s commitment to protect Canada’s coasts, and to enhance marine safety through the World-Class … Read more
Transport Minister Lisa Raitt (Halton, Ont.) issued a statement on the second anniversary of the Lac-Mégantic derailment: “July 6, 2013, is a date Canadians will not soon forget. The tragic derailment in Lac-Mégantic claiming 47 lives serves to remind us of the importance of having strict railway safety rules and regulations in place and what can … Read more
Transport Minister Lisa Raitt (Halton, Ont.) announced changes to make air cargo screening more efficient in Canada. Approved shippers will be allowed to screen cargo at any point in the secure supply chain—from the location where it is packed to where it is loaded on an aircraft. These changes will provide shippers with more flexibility and … Read more
Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.) was accompanied by Cléo Marchand, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Trois-Rivières Port Authority (TRPA), and by Gaétan Boivin, president and CEO of the TRPA, to announce a major … Read more
Transport Minister Lisa Raitt (Halton, Ont.) announced the appointments of Denise Ghanam and Thomas Robert Porter both from Windsor, Ont., to the board of directors of the Windsor Port Authority for terms of two years. The full release is available online. Call 613-991-0700. Transport Minister Lisa Raitt (Halton, Ont.) encouraged Canadians to mark the Day of the Seafarer … Read more
Transport Minister Lisa Raitt (Halton, Ont.) announced the appointment of Ms. Michèle Desjardins of Montreal to the board of directors of Canada Post Corporation for a term of three years. Ms. Desjardins founded Koby Consulting inc. in 1998, and has been its president since. She is on the boards of directors of ADF Group, Polycello, Caisse … Read more
Transport Minister Lisa Raitt (Halton, Ont.) announced that the Safe and Accountable Rail Act has received Royal Assent on June 18. This Act amends the Canada Transportation Act to strengthen the liability and compensation regime for federally regulated railways through enhanced insurance requirements and a supplemental compensation fund financed by levies on crude oil shippers. It also amends the Railway Safety … Read more
Transport Minister Lisa Raitt (Halton, Ont.) spoke at the Economic Club of Canada in Toronto. She outlined how Transport Canada is supporting important projects and research programs to ensure that transportation benefits from evolving innovations such as connected vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles, shore power technologies, and high-tech scheduling at ports. Raitt also stressed the importance of regulating … Read more
Transport Minister Lisa Raitt (Halton, Ont.) proposed new amendments to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations that would enhance reporting requirements and expand data collection. The proposed amendments would apply to the transportation of dangerous goods in all transportation sectors. The proposed amendments would broaden the scope of the original reporting requirements and help improve emergency response and risk … Read more
