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Bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent passes US Senate; Ontario, BC prepared to make the change

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Bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent passes US Senate; Ontario, BC prepared to make the change

On March 15th, the U.S. Senate passed the Sunshine Protection Act which will make Daylight Savings time permanent across the country starting in 2023.

If the bill becomes law, that could set off a chain reaction north of the border, as two Canadian provinces have already passed legislation to adopt permanent daylight time if neighbouring U.S. states do the same.

B.C. passed a bill to make daylight time permanent in 2019 but the move to permanent daylight time is contingent on nearby states doing the same thing. Ontario passed legislation to do the same — only if New York state and Quebec agree.

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ELD “awareness period” extended to January 1, 2023: memo

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On March 7, 2022, the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators advised that all Canadian jurisdictions will continue to support an education and awareness period for the federal ELD mandate that was set to expire on June 12, 2022, through to January 1, 2023. These measures have been recommended to allow sufficient time for industry to purchase and conduct necessary training to comply with the federal mandate. 

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How are protesters’ bank accounts “unfrozen?” Senator Batters asks during debate

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Today, Canadian Senators begin their second day of debate on Justin Trudeau’s invocation of the Emergencies Act.

As noted last week in Road Warrior News, because a large number of Senators are not ostensibly not considered to be affiliated to a political party, there is a slim possibility that the Senate could vote to block use of the Act.

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Ontario removing Tolls on Highways 412 and 418

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WHITBY — The Ontario government is removing tolls on Highways 412 and 418, effective April 5, 2022.

In a media release posted on February 18th, the province announced that these toll removals would be permanent.

Highways 412 and 418 are two north-south oriented highways connecting Highway 401 to Highway 407 in Durham Region. Toll rates for the provincially owned Highway 407 extension were temporarily frozen until May 31, 2021. Toll rates on the privately owned and operated 407 ETR are not impacted by these measures.

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SIU Investigating Reported Serious Injury of Woman in Interaction with Police Horse, Less-Lethal Firearm Discharges at Ottawa Demonstrations

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Mississauga, ON (20 February, 2022) —The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating two police-involved incidents that occurred at the demonstrations in Ottawa and is urging anyone who has information, including video, to come forward. 
Preliminary information suggests the following:

  • On Friday, February 18 at approximately 5:14 p.m. there was an interaction between a Toronto Police Service officer on a horse and a 49-year-old woman on Rideau Street and Mackenzie Avenue.
  • The woman has a reported serious injury. 
  • On Saturday, February 19 at approximately 7:18 p.m. Vancouver Police Department officers discharged Anti-Riot Weapon Enfields (less-lethal firearms) at individuals in the area of Sparks Street and Bank Street.
  • No injuries have been reported at this time.
  • The SIU asks anyone who may have been struck by a projectile to contact the unit.

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