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Purolator is 91 per cent owned by Canada Post. Photo: RWN
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COVID shot no longer necessary as Purolator calls suspended employees back to work

Purolator Canada has “suspended” its COVID-19 shot requirement effective May 1st.

In November, 2022, Purolator demanded workers who had been suspended the previous January file an “attestation letter” regarding their COVID shot status. Some workers filed the letter, and others did not. Employees suspended without pay protested, maintaining they were “healthy and ready to work.” At least one of the employees who helped organize protests events was terminated.

An April 13th email titled “Message from Ken Johnston” headlined “Purolator suspends COVID-19 vaccination requirement for all employees” was sent to all employees in Canada and notes that it does not apply to employees in the U.S.

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New court date set for fake truck driving school accused

Charges against four men accused of operating fake truck driving schools have been put over to May 3rd, 2023. On that day, a pre-trial hearing will commence in front of Justice Hoffman at the Ontario Court of Justice.

A paralegal representing Gurvinder Singh, 55, of Laval, Quebec; Gurpreet Singh, 33, of Saint Eustache, Quebec; Jagjeet Deol, 50, of Caledon; and Charanjit Kaur Deol, 50, of Caledon represented the men in a scheduling session on April 5th.

On May 18th, 2022, Quebec’s Economic Crimes Investigation Service, in collaboration with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), arrested 6 individuals from Montreal, Laval and Brampton, Ontario in connection with the production and the use of false documents. The documents allowed foreign clients to obtain driver’s licenses, including licenses to drive heavy goods vehicles.

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Civil Liberties Association, Front Line Nurses presented arguments on Day #1 of Emergencies Act court proceedings; Constitution Foundation presents today

The first two hours of the April 3rd proceedings were spent listening to Canada’s Attorney General’s office argue that this case should not be heard, claiming it is “moot” because the Emergencies Act is not in use anywhere at present.

The idea that a case which took a full year to get to court could have been conducted simultaneously with the protest as it took place seemed so nonsensical Justice Richard Mosely had to ask numerous questions for clarification before he noted, “This begs the question: if a case like this can’t go ahead, when can any case go ahead?”

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High quality printing, copy equipment may be factors in fraudulent Trucking documents: TTSAO

The variety of high-quality electronic printing and processing available in recent years may be one of the factors that is making fraudulent practices possible in the Trucking industry, says Trucking Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO) president Philip Fletcher.

“It’s a legal nightmare,” Fletcher says. “There is a large degree of fraud enacted in our segment of the industry at this particular time, both for airbrake certifications, as well as renewals. And obviously, in these cases, somebody is sidestepping every one of the many existing barriers and fabricating information to make it look legitimate.”

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Jeff Orr and Travis McDougall, co-founders of Truckers for Safer Highways.
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“I think the problem is larger than people realize” says Truckers for Safer Highways spokesperson

“I think the problem is larger than people realize,” Orr says. “My guess is that similar groups are probably operating in all the major cities – Toronto, Winnipeg, Vancouver. Congratulations to the OPP for investigating this situation and laying charges, even getting some put in jail. That is a great job they are doing.”

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Ejaz Butts, Canadian Secretary of the International Association of App-based Transportation Workers. Photo: IAATW
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IAATW launches petition to stop unfair deactivation from Apps around the world

The International Association of App-based Transportation Workers has launched a petition in 10 languages calling for: The petition reads: “We, the undersigned, are drivers from across the world working in the app-based passenger transport sector for companies such as Uber,

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