The lawyers said they hope the suit will force Greyhound to implement a safety plan, and force the government to hold the company to it. "The government of Canada has a duty and obligation to make sure that everyone who travels - be that on a bus, on a train, on an airplane - should be afforded the same safety and security," added Norm Boudreau, Prober's legal colleague on the suit. "It's people often who can't afford to take a plane, who can't afford to take the train, who can't afford to buy a car or pay for the gas nowadays, that take a bus. And why should they be discriminated against?" he said. Prober said the federal agencies have failed to regulate safety on buses, and it's a socio-economic issue. It's about ensuring that they get answers to questions that they haven't been getting answers to." "There's no security in place," said Jay Prober, one of the lawyers for the family. Lawyers for the family said the lawsuit is about forcing policy changes, not about financial gain. "That portion of the lawsuit, in my estimation, would not likely generate further damages per se, but it could expose frailties or weaknesses in the policing and the enforcement," he said. Camp, a Vancouver lawyer who specializes in personal injury claims, said suing the federal government - and in particular the RCMP - likely won't result in much financial compensation for the McLean family. The family is seeking about $150,000 in damages, which would be distributed among 11 members of McLean's family. In the lawsuit filed Wednesday, the McLean family names the suspect in McLean's killing, Vince Weiguang Li, as well as Greyhound Canada, the federal ministries of Public Safety and Transportation, and the RCMP. (CBC)A legal expert says a lawsuit filed by the family of Tim McLean, who was brutally killed on a Greyhound Bus in Manitoba in July, may force policy changes, but it's unlikely to garner much in the way of financial compensation. ![]() Dawn breaks over the Greyhound bus near Portage la Prairie, Man., on July 31, the morning after Tim McLean, 22, was killed.
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