The head of Via Rail repeatedly told MPs a train delay over the Labour Day long weekend was an isolated incident, despite a similar event two years ago.
Mario Péloquin appeared in front of a parliamentary committee Thursday to answer to an incident between Montreal and Quebec City that stranded passengers for 10 hours as they ran out of food, water and working toilets.
MPs pressed Via Rail executives about why the incident occurred even though Via Rail made changes following similar disruptions during the 2022 holiday season.
“Although we know now that it was not a single failure but a series of events, unfortunately, the breakdown of two weeks ago reminds us of what happened in December 2022,” Péloquin said….