What Have We Learned From the Lac-Megantic Oil Train Disaster?

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By Justin MikulkaDec 21, 2016, 6:58 am179 pts
Brian Stevens first learned about the Lac-Megantic disaster — in which an unattended oil train caught fire and exploded, killing 47 people in the Quebec town — when he saw the news reports on TV. Stevens is currently National Rail Director for Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector union, but he…

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