Imagine the slippery slope where all the residents of Lac-Megantic – where an oil train derailed and exploded into flames killing 47 people – could sue the federal government for failing to properly regulate railways, Reaume said. Judges are also wary of punishing a government for failing to pass the right laws, she added.
Suing the federal government or the RCMP in a case like this is particularly difficult, Reaume said, because the plaintiff would have to prove the defendants knew they were being negligent and could have foreseen such a gruesome act would occur as a result. "The defendant Canada knew or ought to have known that the industry on its own, specifically the defendant Greyhound, had not taken measures to create a safe, secure system for inter-city bus travel." "It knew or ought to have known that the deceased, Tim McLean Jr., was at risk or harm from attack at any time and that irreparable harm did in fact occur," said the lawsuit.
It also argued that the government knew or should have known about previous violence on board Greyhound buses and failed to put safeguards in place. The original statement of claim filed by McLean's father alleged the government of Canada was liable because it is responsible for national transportation security. Li eventually escaped through a window and was arrested. Passengers fled the bus and stood outside. The bus pulled over near Portage la Prairie, Man., and Li continued stabbing and mutilating McLean's body. “Bile rises into my throat and it chokes me.Li said he heard the voice of God telling him to kill the young carnival worker or "die immediately." Li repeatedly stabbed McLean who unsuccessfully fought for his life. I experience a chill,” Brenda Lewis told the hearing. Since I have to travel the highway to get to the counselling and therapy sessions I require for me to cope, what choice do I have?”Īnother family friend told the hearing every time she sees a Greyhound bus, she’s reminded of the gruesome way McLean died.
“Did they ever get all the blood out? I don’t want these thoughts, they just come. “I wonder, is that the bus my son was slaughtered on?” deDelley told the hearing. In victim impact statements read before the review board, several family members and friends talked about the difficulty of seeing a Greyhound bus on the road. The prospect of seeing the bus where McLean was murdered haunts many grieving the loss. But then again, I never even heard a message of condolence from Greyhound.” “Greyhound doesn’t want to lose the cost of a bus. “That would be the respectful thing to do,” she said. In the meantime, deDelley said the bus that became a gruesome crime scene should be taken off the road. The review board responsible for Li’s fate ruled this week that the Chinese immigrant will remain institutionalized for at least another year. A judge ruled in March that Li suffered from untreated schizophrenia and did not realize that killing the 22-year-old carnival worker was wrong. Li was found not criminally responsible for killing McLean in front of horrified passengers near Portage la Prairie, Man., last July. “I can seldom leave my home, never mind get on the highway, without encountering at least one of those buses.” “The town I live in is a Greyhound stop,” she said Thursday. McLean’s mother, Carol deDelley, said she is haunted every time she sees a Greyhound bus, wondering whether that’s where her son’s life brutally ended last summer. “After an extensive restoration and cleaning process and a new bus number, the bus is in service in another province,” Abby Wambaugh said, declining to say whether Greyhound considered taking the bus out of commission following the tragedy. WINNIPEG - The Greyhound bus in which Vince Li attacked and dismembered fellow passenger Tim McLean last summer should be taken off the road out of respect, the victim’s mother said Thursday.Ī spokeswoman for Greyhound said the notorious bus is now used in another part of Canada.
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