As we close the first week of hearings at the Public Order Emergency Commission, I think it’s a good time to dedicate Road Warrior News’ Sunday Guest Contribution page to postings related to the topic. Last winter, a group of
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Mandy England was part of a team of legal counsel representing the province of Alberta at the Public Order Emergency Commission on October 13th. Photo: POEC livestream Alberta did not need special powers under the Emergencies Act to clear the
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Public hearings for the Public Order Emergency Commission will begin on Thursday, October 13, 2022, in the Bambrick Room at 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa. The six weeks of public hearings are expected to conclude on November 25.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Cabinet decided to invoke the Emergencies Act on February 14th, 2022 in response to the Truckers’ “Freedom Convoy” which saw Truckers and their supporters camped out in downtown Ottawa for several days to protest COVID-19 mandates, lockdowns, and the forced release of private medical information.
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Michel Anthony, a Blue Line driver in Durham, has been working all Thanksgiving weekend and was still working today when Taxi News caught up with him at Price’s Country Market in Bowmanville, picking up a few last minute groceries. “The
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I am trying hard to find balance in my mind between two goals set by Toronto: on-demand Accessible Taxi service for members of the disabled community, and Net-Zero emissions.
Unfortunately, it seems that as Toronto hopes to move forward toward its goal of Net-Zero emissions, the goal of on-demand Accessible Taxi service is demonstrably, measurably being pushed in reverse.
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“When we sit down with a Trucker trying to arrange or renew insurance, the first thing we have to do is ask for the LOE…you might be tempted toask, ‘Do they even exist?’” asked Scott Cober of BFL Canada. His rhetorical question got a big laugh from the room, but Derrick MacDonald of Driver Verified responded by confirming the challenge drivers face getting the letters, and also by proposing a solution.
“Let’s face it, if your employer fired you on Friday, asking him to provide you with an LOE on Monday is a non-starter,” MacDonald pointed out. “You are the lowest priority on his list.”
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“The government’s treatment of Mr. Conlon and other vulnerable Canadians on the basis of their personal medical decisions has been a gross abuse of their bodily autonomy and constitutional rights.” –Marty Moore, JCCF lawyer The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms
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September 21st will mark the 5th annual “Bridging the Barriers” educational seminar, hosted by the Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada (WTFC) and sponsored by a raft of Trucking industry supporters.
A networking event will also be held the evening before.
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Canada had no Official Opposition to Justin Trudeau’s tyrannical tantrums during 2021 and 2022: Jagmeet Singh was conveniently bought off, and Erin O’Toole completely abdicated his responsibility to oppose. The Truckers stepped up and paid their own money to oppose Trudeau, while Jagmeet Singh and Erin O’Toole cheerfully cashed the paycheques they received to oppose while opposing nothing.
The Truckers’ Convoy had nothing to do with the business of Trucking: it was all about opposing tyranny. At that, it has chalked up several important victories, including giving Pierre Poilievre the opportunity to become Conservative Leader and to replace Justin Trudeau.
We owe so much to that Convoy.
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