VIDEO: Feds pledge $55 million in funding for rail safety

Transport Minister Marc Garneau commits to railway safety improvements over three years

  • Oct. 12, 2016 2:00 p.m.
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VIDEO: Feds pledge $55 million in funding for rail safety




Transport Minister Marc Garneau says the government will spend $55 million over three years to improve railway safety across Canada.

Video above by Canadian Press.

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