Is public interest a factor in the Agencys consideration of running rights applications?
Under existing legislation the Agency is required to weigh the public interest in running rights cases. While the term public interest is not defined in the legislation, it is conventionally regarded as being the National Transportation Policy. This policy, which appears at the beginning of the Canada Transportation Act, in section 5, advocates a balancing of various matters that together are designed to maintain and foster an effective, efficient, and safe national transportation system.
