[smokingfrog]

The RR was definitely negligent and irresponsible, there's no question about that. My problem is with the fire chief telling tall tales to get a govt. grant. If first responders need more equipment and resources to respond to disasters, they should have it. Just don't tell tall tales about what really happened to suit your agenda, is all I'm saying.

[okie01]

If first responders need more equipment and resources to respond to disasters, they should have it.

Given this was a Senate sub-committee, I'd wager the objective of the exercise is not to find a way to spend more money on grants to local fire departments.

Instead, the purpose of these hearings is to ramp up the envirowacko movement to have rail shipment of crude oil banned.

[Liberty Valance]

Roger Miller - King Of the Road

[Jonty30]

How do you know he’s telling tall tales? Were you there?

It’s a fact that a town basically disappeared off the map because of this derailment. A town, where every building is on fire is going to be a lot hotter than normal.

Here are some pictures of the disaster that happened.

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/07/freight-train-derails-and-explodes-in-lac-megantic-quebec/100548/

One difference between Canadian and American politics is that there is far less to gain from exaggerations, because the Canadian system is a lot more transparent than the American system. That’s one of the benefits of a Parliamentary style of government.

[Kirkwood]

Either way you describe it, vaporized or incinerated, the people in that town died. I’m not sure how you can ignore that.

[smokingfrog]

Pellerin made a name for himself in Lincoln County as he raked in grant funds for various upgrades to county systems.