At a commemorative mass held in Lac-Mégantic, Que., on Thursday to mark 10 years since the derailment tragedy in Lac-Mégantic, Minister of Transportation Omar Alghabra said that a controversial rail bypass that has been proposed near the area “is in the public interest” and that it’s “supported by the people of Lac-Mégantic.” Alghabra added that “but we need to do it sensitively and to do it compassionately.”
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