Bill C-58

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	RECOMMENDATION
	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 amend the Railway Safety Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act''.
	SUMMARY
	These amendments to the Railway Safety Act allow railway companies to continue to manage the way in which they meet essential safety objectives but give the Minister full powers to ensure that safety performance is appropriate. The amendments
	(a) clarify the objectives of the Act;
	(b) provide authority to require railways to implement safety management systems;
	(c) provide greater involvement for interested organizations in rule-making;
	(d) minimize disruption caused by train whistles in communities;
	(e) strengthen and clarify federal powers at road crossings;
	(f) clarify and strengthen the powers of railway safety inspectors;
	(g) streamline the administrative process;
	(h) provide authority to regulate railway emissions; and
	(i) improve provisions for security measures.
	There is also a consequential amendment to the Access to Information Act.