Foul Play Suspected as Third Train Derails in a Month After Far-Left Call for Sabotage
Foul play is being considered following the third
train derailment in Canada this month, after left-wing extremists called
on supporters to sabotage the country’s rail system.
CN, Canada’s largest rail company, refused to confirm or deny whether they suspected the derailment may have been an intentional act of sabotage but CN senior manager of public affairs Olivier Quenneville did confirm no one had been injured in the incident and no hazardous materials were involved.
“The incident is still under investigation and we will not comment further,” Quenneville told the broadcaster.
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The Canadian Transportation Safety Board (TSB) stated: “A review of the locomotive event recorder download determined that the train was handled in accordance with regulatory and company requirements.”
The Saskatchewan incident came just two months after another derailment just 10 kilometres away that resulted in 1.5 million litres of oil spillage.
The third derailment in February took place in the province of Ontario near the northwestern town of Emo and saw 30 railcars, some leaking crude oil, derailed.
Emo Mayor Harold McQuaker stated that the spillage had been contained while a few locals living near the site had been evacuated, and local Fire Chief Joshua Calling noted the winter weather had hardened the oil and reducing the area of its spread.
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The extremist website took credit for several incidents of rail sabotage, with similar incidents later confirmed to have occurred by Canadian transport minister Marc Garneau.
The blockaders claim to be acting in protest with the hereditary chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en, despite the elected council, along with 20 other First Nations councils, approving of the natural gas pipeline project.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, meanwhile, has called for negotiations with the protesters and stated the federal government was “working very hard to end the blockades”.
CN Rail and Via Rail, Canada’s largest passenger train company, have also announced nearly 1,000 temporary layoffs due to the blockades.
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