Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach has sponsored petition e-4754, initiated by Terrence Johnson, President of Transport Action Canada, urging the government to take action to fix the state of passenger rail service in Canada.
In December, Bachrach, who is the NDP transport critic, tabled Bill C-371, the Rail Passenger Priority Act, which seeks to improve VIA Rail’s on-time performance by giving passenger trains priority on freight tracks.
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