thanks for posting that Eagleye.
BwiBwi, I believe the problem that we have today is people not taking responsibility for their own actions. The Railway should operate as a responsible citizen and we shouldn't have to rely on the government to make the rules, rules that can always be bent. However, the Railway will cut corners by not maintaining the tracks and tressles. They will also make the trains too long to operate safely. In effect they are gambling that they can move freight cheaper. The occasional derailment is just a nuisance to the railway, so long as there are no substantial fines or reparation levys. To the railway it's a "cost of doing business" that has already been factored into the "bottom line".
1 st derailment bad on CN's part
2nd derailment, bad on CN and the government
3rd derailment, where the heck is the government?
Also BwiBwi, derailments are up in 2005. If I remember correctly, I believe there were some 150 derailments in Canada last year. And something like 140 the year before. One of the most notable ones was the one that happened on the Kettle River that also killed two railway workers. The Railway plead guilty, or was found guilty of negligence in that they didn't maintain the trestle properly. These aren't accidents. Accidents are unforeseeable consequences. These are acts of negligence.
First rule...." do not rely on the government to do something right. they will only do what is politically correct for themselves".
So my point is, it seems that it's quite OK for a Railway, or some other corporation, to kill people and the environment so that they can improve their bottom line, but it's not alright for Indians to feed themselves by properly using a renewable resource. People of the Forum, we, and the Indians, are on the same side of the battle. Let's not fight between us. Let's direct our energy at the real culprits.