Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Democracy & Government

Photo by Ian Cumming. Originally posted to the Ontario Farmer Facebook page, the accompanying text read: “Trucks parked on Wellington Street in Ottawa on January 29, 2022.”
Democracy & GovernmentNewsTrucking

“No idea too crazy” to end Freedom Convoy: PCO memo

“All hands on deck, no idea too crazy, let’s look at absolutely everything,” a 2022 Privy Council memo said of RCMP enforcement on the Truckers’ Freedom Convoy, Blacklocks Reporter reports today.  “Let’s look at every law we have.” This extreme

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to media in Halifax at the Liberal caucus retreat on August 26, 2024. Image: CPAC
Democracy & GovernmentNewsRide Hailing news

Trudeau announces 100% tariffs on Chinese EV imports

25% tariffs on steel and aluminum Canada will match American tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles and on heavily subsidized Chinese steel and aluminum imports, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on August 26th. “Today, we’re taking yet another step to ensure

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Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria; Energy Minister Todd Smith; Labour Minister David Piccini; and Port Hope Mayor Olena Hankivsky at the October 20 Electric Vehicles charging station announcement. Photo: RWN
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EVs are costly, unreliable non-starters: survey

Half of Canadians will not even consider an EV Electric vehicles are still too costly and unreliable in winter, Canadian drivers say. On July 31, Blacklock’s Reporter posted coverage of in-house research by the Department of Natural Resources which notes

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