Railway Inspectors Granted New Authority to Combat Rise In ‘Security Incidents’

Canadian Pacific Railway trains sit at the main CP Rail train yard in Toronto on March 21, 2022. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette

Canadian railway inspectors have been handed new powers by Ottawa to deal with security issues in the face of growing incidents of sabotage.

“There has been a disturbing trend of increased levels of security incidents related to Canada’s rail infrastructure in recent years,” Department of Transportation staff wrote in a Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement, as first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter.