e-3024 (Justice)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- The derailment of Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) Train 301, that cost the lives of Andy Dockrell, Dylan Paradis and Daniel Waldenberger-Bulmer on February 4, 2019, should and could have been avoided;
- The CP investigation has led to deeply concerning allegations and a call for an independent criminal investigation;
- The handling of the investigation has raised major concerns about the ongoing role of the railway police forces;
- The government of Canada through the department of Transport and the department of Public Safety have failed to ask the RCMP to launch a full and independent investigation on the accident; and
- The safety of rail workers, who are essential workers, is at stake and the families of those who perished deserve answers.
Response by the Minister of Transport
Signed by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable Omar Alghabra
Transport Canada’s legislative framework, including the Railway Safety Act, does not include the mandate to launch a criminal investigation. Rather, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) or the relevant police service has the mandate to investigate any criminal conduct if they have jurisdiction over the area where the accident occurred or where an alleged criminal behavior has occurred. These police services have the discretion and independence to determine when an investigation is warranted, to conduct investigations into alleged criminal conduct, and, depending on the findings, to recommend that criminal prosecution be commenced.
The RCMP has completed a preliminary review of this derailment, and an investigation is now underway.
- Open for signature
- December 3, 2020, at 4:08 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- February 1, 2021, at 4:08 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Niki Ashton
(Churchill—Keewatinook Aski)
February 4, 2021 (Petition No. 432-00487) - Government response tabled
- March 22, 2021
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Province / Territory | Signatures |
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Alberta | 749 |
British Columbia | 682 |
Manitoba | 188 |
New Brunswick | 21 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 7 |
Northwest Territories | 2 |
Nova Scotia | 29 |
Ontario | 781 |
Prince Edward Island | 4 |
Quebec | 127 |
Saskatchewan | 251 |
Yukon | 2 |