(Source: CBC News, July 29, 2013)
MONTREAL — Quebec environment minister Yves-François Blanchet has ordered the companies behind the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster to pay up. The ordinance, which is a rare use of the government’s executive powers, comes into effect immediately. It requires the companies responsible for the crude oil and its transportation to cover the cost of damages linked to the derailment and the ensuing environmental impact.
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