Canadians whose lives were upended by Justin Trudeau’s vaccine mandates were shocked to hear him state “I never forced anyone to get vaccinated,” in a talk to University of Ottawa students on April 24th. “Threatening individuals’ employment, forced retirement, and
Read MoreThe Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on federal opposition parties to reject the $13 billion subsidy the federal government is giving Volkswagen. “Taxpayers don’t have $13 billion to give to a multinational corporation,” said Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director of the
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Justin Trudeau and Doug Ford at the April 21st 2023 announcement that Canada will invest as much as $13 billion in the Volkswagen battery plant in St. Thomas, Ontario.
The April 21st press conference announcing that Canada and Ontario are funneling billions of dollars to Volkswagen for a new battery plant in St. Thomas was an epic event.
It wasn’t just epic for the number of times politicians got to use the word “epic,” which they used an epic number of times.
It wasn’t even epic considering the truly impressive ease with which politicians can prattle on for minutes while saying exactly nothing, or the skill with which politicians can shamelessly make statements that have no basis in reality (whoops, at least 10 jurisdictions have a higher growth rate than Ontario. Someone alert Doug Ford.)
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford at the April 21, 2023 announcement of Volkswagen's first Canadian plant. Photo: YouTube
On April 21st, 2023, the announcement that Volkswagen will build its first Canadian plant in St. Thomas was made official.
Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were joined by Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, and the federal Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, to announce the deal for St. Thomas, Ontario, and Canada’s entire electric vehicle supply chain.
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The "pie chart" used in the April 17 Electric Vehicles for Hire consultation was created in 2019, before COVID.
Toronto is not considering an absolute cap on the 79,537 rideshare vehicles currently licensed as part of its “Net Zero” program, attendees at the first Vehicle for Hire “Net Zero” feedback session heard on April 17th. Other questions by attendees
Read MoreThe Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO) has been alerted to the fact that there is at least one school operator which is falsely claiming to be a member of the TTSAO.
“We have solid evidence of one trucking school’s certificates being emblazoned with the TTSAO logo, yet they are not members,” says Philip Fletcher, TTSAO President.
“One of our legitimate operators had someone come in to upgrade their training. This school operator said, ‘Bring your certificate to show that you’ve got your MELT’…there on the left side of the certificate – the first thing you see – is the TTSAO logo.”
Read MoreThe Hamilton Transportation Club (HTC) is pleased to announce that its Spring Address is scheduled on May 4, 2023, with a special update on the status of the new “Gordie Howe International Bridge guest speaker Heather Grondin, vice president of the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority.
Read MorePurolator 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.
Read MoreCharges 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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