This paper has been presented slightly differently at the First World Congress on Safety of Transportation, Delft, the Netherlands, 26-27 November 1 992. For the abstract see IRRD 860354 speech presents: (1) the importance of transportation safety and accident prevention in Canada; (2) the importance of independence which is a key feature of the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada; (3) the benefits of a multi-modal approach to transportation accident investigation in Canada; and (4) the benefits of international cooperation in the transportation accident investigation area.
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