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Originally Posted by Cactus Jack
As an HR/Healt&Safety professional in oil and gas, I know regulations are more lax in the US than in Canada. Yes, it would be nice if they tightened up regulation in the US, but you all need only look at healthcare and the proposed financial regulation to see how congress and the public feel about government regulation. That being said, just because your company was given the benefit of the doubt and more due dillegence and site visits weren't conducted, doesn't mean its the governments fault when a company screws up this badly. The government can't be everywhere to check everything, especially in a country where the majority want the government out of everything. Yes, one giant spill out of thousands world wide is good odds but realistically this shouldn't happen. I also think a lot of people have forgotten that this cost 11 people their lives.
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Reminds me of when all those ducks died in the tailings pond in Ft Mac a real live person died next door ... zero news about that.