Friday, May 15, 2026

Author: Rita Smith

Democracy & GovernmentNewsRoad Safety DiscussionTrucking

Trucking pros congratulate Premier Ford, MPPs

Transportation, Colleges, Justice ministers, Northern NDP members need team approach to safety UPDATE: This article was updated at 11pm February 28th with comment from the Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada, and a new photo. Newly-elected Premier Doug Ford should waste

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Democracy & GovernmentOpinion/ColumnRoad Safety DiscussionTrucking

Truckers’ requests, politicians’ spiels are miles apart

Justin Trudeau’s announcement yesterday of a High Speed Train from Toronto to Quebec City sounded like a counter-balance to Doug Ford’s $150 billion Brampton-Scarborough tunnel. It feels like we are engaged in some kind of political fantasy one-upping exercise, in

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Trudeau’s right to prorogue Parliament heard by court

“What’s stopping the next Prime Minister from proroguing indefinitely?” Canada’s historic prorogation court hearings wrapped up on February 14th. Chief Justice Paul S. Crampton listened to arguments from the Justice Centre for Constitional Freedoms on February 13th, and then from

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Canada 2.0Democracy & GovernmentOpinion/Column

The truth about the Truckers’ Freedom Convoy

Who were these men and women? Where did they come from, what did they believe, why did they do what they did? February 14th Update: This article has been updated since it originally ran on February 8th. It has been

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NewsRoad Safety DiscussionTrucking

Shuniah inspection station closed again

Should open “At least 16 hours per day on business days:” Truckers for Safer Highways Travis McDougall of Truckers for Safer Highways dropped in on the Shuniah (Thunder Bay) inspection station and found it closed, again. “It’s only been open

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