Bruce Campbell is an adjunct professor at York University's faculty of environmental studies, senior fellow at Ryerson University's Centre for Free Expression, and former executive director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. His book The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster: Public Betrayal, Justice Denied, was published in 2018; the French version in 2019. He is also an adviser to the Office of the Auditor General of Canada, which is currently conducting an audit of rail safety.
The broad-based mobilization of citizens is essential to ensuring the implementation of emissions reduction measures are commensurate with the urgency of the crisis, says Bruce Campbell.
Big Pharma is taking advantage of the pandemic to pressure the Canadian government to block, delay, dilute or reverse policies, legislation and regulations designed to provide Canadians with affordable access to essential medicines.
A preliminary report by a U.S. congressional committee concludes that Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) oversight of Boeing was fundamentally flawed and in “critical need of legislative and regulatory reforms.”
Rail companies and regulators have borne criticism for oil train derailments and explosions, while oil companies have largely evaded their responsibility, writes Bruce Campbell.
As I began my research, I learned about a couple, Pauline Begnoche and her husband Gaston, who had lost their daughter Talitha and two young grandchildren Bianca and Alyssa, in the disaster.
