If so, it would be criminal.

The freight train was designated "MMA 2" and was 4,701 ft (1,433 m) long and weighed 10,287 tonnes (10,125 long tons; 11,339 short tons).[3][4] The train was composed of five head-end locomotives, one remote-control "VB" car (a former caboose) used to house the Locotrol equipment necessary for MMA’s single engineer train operation, one loaded box car used as a buffer car followed by 72 non-pressure dangerous goods DOT-111 tank cars[18] loaded with petroleum crude oil (Class 3, UN 1267). Each tank car was filled with 113,000 litres (25,000 imp gal; 30,000 US gal) of crude oil.[19][20][21]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lac-M%C3%A9gantic_derailment

that would discourage them from doing it again and again and again.

in the US, if a false document results in someone's death, it would be criminally negligent homicide and depending upon how ferocious a prosecutor wants to be, they can haul the persons responsible to court on charges of second degree murder.

Do not think that they have.

http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/medias-media/communiques/rail/2014/r13d0054-20140306.asp

They are still studying it.

It has taken about eight months to come up with IBP's, RVP's and all, that happen on a continuous basis in a refinery.

http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/enquetes-investigations/rail/2013/R13D0054/lab/20140306/LP1482013.asp

TSB Laboratory Report LP148/2013
A typical Conservative government cave in. Don't think that it will work too well in the coming Quebec independence referendum.