When corporate profits dictate Conservative policy.... lives are destroyed

Ten areas of regulatory failure that contributed, directly or indirectly, to the Lac-Mégantic disaster:

My report, Willful Blindness?, released today, summarizes the regulatory failures behind the Lac-Mégantic tragedy. The federal government has so far not acknowledged any culpability or responsibility for the accident. On the contrary, the Minister has blamed the accident on the negligence of individuals and not on gaps in the regulatory regime.

In reality, there were multiple regulatory failures. It is one thing if there was just one or two, but the many failures contributing to the accident begs the question: was this a case of willful blindness?
My report comes the day before the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) issues its final investigative report. No doubt it will reveal important information about the causes of the accident. However, it may temper its criticism of Transport Canada, sidestep or obscure some areas of regulatory failure. It is important to note that the TSB is not a truly independent body.

Hence, my question: how far will the TSB go in identifying regulatory failure within the federal government? How far up the pyramid of responsibility will it probe? Will it challenge or reinforce Transport Canada’s view that the accident was the result of individual negligence and not due also to regulatory gaps?

Below are ten areas of regulatory failure relevant to the actions Montreal Maine and Atlantic (MMA)—whose train derailed and exploded causing 47 deaths and untold suffering for the citizens of Lac-Mégantic.

http://www.nationalnewswatch.com/2014/08/18/ten-areas-of-regulatory-failure-that-contributed-directly-or-indirectly-to-the-lac-megantic-disaster/#.U_IIf2x0zIV