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Pausing to remember beloved Drivers who lost their lives on the job, and the families they left behind

Rita Smith

Michael’s death was senseless, without reason, and extremely sad.  It left his family devastated.

He was such a very kind mind, who would do anything for anyone, who was loved by so many people.

He left behind two beautiful children, twins, Davis and Jacqueline Ryan, age 20, and his wife Linda.

As his wife, I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the beautiful article you wrote about him.

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Photo: Mike Murchison
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Canada should provide more rest areas before it writes tickets for Hours of Service violations

Mike Murchison

So. The Hours of Service (HOS) have come up again in the halls of government.

On November 24th, Road Warrior News wrote about the fact that the federal government wants to start issuing fines to violators of the Hours of Service (HOS) regulations.

This is nothing new. Provincial jurisdictions have been doing this for a number of years and still continue to do so. Just roll into to your friendly neighbourhood weigh station/inspection facility with a falsified HOS log and see what happens.

Yes, the Inspection Officer can issue a ticket with a monetary fine. Which, depending on much falsifying you’ve done, could blow your Christmas shopping budget in one shot.

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Freedom Convoy supporters cheer on the Truckers as they pass through Langley, British Columbia on their way to Ottawa on February 24th, 2022. Photo: FB
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Hypocritical Trudeau supports protests in China while denying the Freedom Convoy’s legitimacy

Rita Smith

The Liberals are playing an interesting game as people in China protest against draconian ‘zero-Covid’ policies, and as Canadians draw parallels with what happened in our country during the Freedom Convoy.

They can’t accept the legitimacy of the concerns of the Freedom Convoy protestors, because that would imply the government had overreached in its imposition of vaccine mandates, and would make the use of the Emergencies Act look even worse.

But they also can’t openly side with the Chinese Communist Party regarding the protests in China, since the CCP is massively unpopular in Canada.

So, they have to pretend to be fully supportive of protests against authoritarian Covid measures, while also defending their invocation of the Emergencies Act.

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Meat, plastic bags, road space: basic human choices now transferred to government officials

Guest Contributor

At which point, I envisioned myself arguing with the order taker at a McDonald’s restaurant, trying to explain to me that there was no way she could process my order for a quarter pounder with cheese combo, because I had already exceeded my monthly beef quota. “It’s to save the planet,” she’ll remind me cheerfully.

I’m hearing that a lot lately when I ask for a bag in the grocery checkout line.

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Don Taylor’s “Stories from the Road” available on Audible – make Christmas shopping easy

RWN Staff

Don Taylor’s book “Stories from the Road” is officially now available on Audible.

The stories – which are in turn hilarious, absorbing and shocking – got started as stories told around a campfire during fun times with family and friends. So many friends urged Taylor to write them down, eventually he did. The result is a fun, interesting book which was easy to read, but now even easier to listen to as the audio version has just been released on Audible.

Click the link below for a four minute sample of Don Taylor’s “Stories from the Road.”

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