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e-4499 (Transportation)

E-petition
Initiated by Janine Powell from Kingston, Ontario

Original language of petition: English

Petition to the Government of Canada

Whereas:
  • On 5 May, 2023, six cars of a twelve-car CN freight train derailed in central Kingston, Ontario and a rail bridge collapsed;
  • The train traverses the CN Cataraqui Industrial Spur through a conservation area and according to CN, carried adipic acid and hexamethylenediamine used in the production of nylon at the Invista Canada plant;
  • Two of the train cars entered the Little Cataraqui Creek, which is part of the marshland conservation area;
  • To create a causeway to access the site of the derailment, tonnes of gravel were dumped; and
  • At least two other derailments occurred on March 4 and March 25, 2020 which also disrupted traffic due to the closure of a major thoroughfare in Kingston.
We, the undersigned, concerned citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to act now to shut down the CN rail line until the completion of an environmental assessment that ensures future safety protocols and maintenance.
Open for signature
July 14, 2023, at 2:19 p.m. (EDT)
Closed for signature
November 11, 2023, at 2:19 p.m. (EDT)
Photo - Mark Gerretsen
Kingston and the Islands
Liberal Caucus
Ontario