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** VIA Rail to Appeal Ruling **
Previously, we reported that the
disability community had proved victorious in a Canadian
Transportation Agency ruling against VIA Rail. The ruling obliges
the company to make all of its rail cars accessible. However, the
Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD), which lodged the
original complaint, has just received notice that VIA Rail is
launching an appeal of the decision. In a press release issued
today, CCD declares: “Now Canadians with disabilities face
another lengthy and costly legal battle to ensure we can use the
trains. At the end, when we win, VIA - who is now retrofitting
these same cars to meet Canadian safety standards - will have to
rip those cars apart again to make them accessible. Canadian
taxpayers will pay again and again for VIA’s mismanagement in
purchasing unsafe and inaccessible passenger rail cars.” For more
information or to find out how to contact your MP about this
issue, contact CCD at 204-947-0303 or visit their website at
http://www.ccdonline.ca
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