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His Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of
Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances,
in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled ``An Act
to continue the National Transportation Agency as the Canadian
Transportation Agency, to consolidate and revise the National
Transportation Act, 1987 and the Railway Act and to amend or repeal
other Acts as a consequence''.
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This enactment reforms and modernizes transportation regulation
formerly established by the National Transportation Act, 1987 and the
Railway Act. The key components of the enactment include:
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- a more commercially oriented process for railway companies to
sell or lease surplus rail lines to new operators, rather than
discontinue service;
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- continued protections for shippers using railways that would
ensure adequate levels of service at competitive prices;
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- further deregulation of the domestic air sector by removing the
residual regulation in the north;
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- the exclusion of regulation from the following sectors:
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- motor vehicle transport,
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- northern marine resupply services,
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- commodity pipelines, and
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- mergers and acquisitions;
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- a clearer delineation of the role and powers of government and
the regulatory body, renamed the Canadian Transportation Agency;
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- the removal of unnecessary or duplicative regulatory provisions
and processes;
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- a shift toward greater reliance on general business laws, such as
the Canada Business Corporations Act and the Competition Act; and
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- the overall simplification of the legislative framework and the
removal of outdated provisions of the Railway Act.
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