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Itemizing the confluence of avoidable conditions that caused the catastrophe, and not afraid to assign blame, the book pays tribute to a resilient community even as it leaves us with the uneasy feeling that, if fundamental changes aren't made, something similar might happen again somewhere. --Montreal Gazette (12/27/2018) The Lac-Megantic Rail Disaster not only vividly captures the horror of the 2013 derailment inferno that killed 47 Quebecers, but also shows how little Ottawa has done to prevent a similar catastrophe from happening again. --Linda McQuaig Toronto Star You'll find this book very informative on what the governments of the day (Liberal or Conservative, Federal or Provincial) have (or more likely haven't) done to ensure another Lac-Megantic doesn't happen. Brutally honest reading. -- (12/23/2018) Underscores the profound disconnect between our view of pipelines and our view of railways ... The Lac-Megantic Rail Disaster urges us to slow down and fix the problem. --Murray Campbell Literary Review of Canada

You'll find this book very informative on what the governments of the day (Liberal or Conservative, Federal or Provincial) have (or more likely haven't) done to ensure another Lac-M gantic doesn't happen. Brutally honest reading. -- (12/23/2018) Itemizing the confluence of avoidable conditions that caused the catastrophe, and not afraid to assign blame, the book pays tribute to a resilient community even as it leaves us with the uneasy feeling that, if fundamental changes aren't made, something similar might happen again somewhere. --Montreal Gazette (12/27/2018) The Lac-Megantic Rail Disaster not only vividly captures the horror of the 2013 derailment inferno that killed 47 Quebecers, but also shows how little Ottawa has done to prevent a similar catastrophe from happening again. --Linda McQuaig Toronto Star Underscores the profound disconnect between our view of pipelines and our view of railways ... The Lac-M gantic Rail Disaster urges us to slow down and fix the problem. --Murray Campbell Literary Review of Canada

This book uncovers the truth about Lac-M gantic. --Mar a A. Gamboa Ottawa Life Magazine (10/10/2018)

Itemizing the confluence of avoidable conditions that caused the catastrophe, and not afraid to assign blame, the book pays tribute to a resilient community even as it leaves us with the uneasy feeling that, if fundamental changes aren't made, something similar might happen again somewhere. --Montreal Gazette (12/27/2018) You'll find this book very informative on what the governments of the day (Liberal or Conservative, Federal or Provincial) have (or more likely haven't) done to ensure another Lac-Megantic doesn't happen. Brutally honest reading. -- (12/23/2018) The Lac-Megantic Rail Disaster not only vividly captures the horror of the 2013 derailment inferno that killed 47 Quebecers, but also shows how little Ottawa has done to prevent a similar catastrophe from happening again. --Linda McQuaig Toronto Star Underscores the profound disconnect between our view of pipelines and our view of railways ... The Lac-Megantic Rail Disaster urges us to slow down and fix the problem. --Murray Campbell Literary Review of Canada

The Lac-Megantic Rail Disaster not only vividly captures the horror of the 2013 derailment inferno that killed 47 Quebecers, but also shows how little Ottawa has done to prevent a similar catastrophe from happening again. --Linda McQuaig Toronto Star (11/22/2018)

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BRUCE CAMPBELL is a former Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, one of Canada's leading independent think tanks. He is the author of three major reports and a number of media commentaries on the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster. For his work on Lac-Mégantic, Bruce was awarded a Law Foundation of Ontario Community Leadership in Justice Fellowship and spent 2016 as a visiting professor at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law. Throughout his career, Bruce has written numerous reports on economic policy, trade and investment, Canada-US-relations, and the political economy of oil. His commentaries have appeared in major newspapers and online news sites across Canada. His previous books include the edited volumes Living with Uncle: Canada-US Relations in an Age of Empire and Medicare: Facts, Myths, Problems & Promise. Bruce is currently Adjunct Professor, York University, Faculty of Environmental Studies, and Senior Fellow, Ryerson University, Centre for Free Expression. He lives in Ottawa.

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