The city that approved adding 100,000 vehicles for hire to the roads is asking industry opinions on emissions. Photo: Nabeel Syed/Unsplash Open Letter to: Fiona Chapman, Director, Business Licensing and Regulatory Services, City of Toronto August 16, 2022 ***** Hello
Read MoreCanada 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.
Read MoreWhile we pause briefly between the June 2nd Ontario general election and the October 24th municipal elections, it seems as good a time as any to address the idea that without Scrutineers, these elections have now become “a giant leap of faith,” to quote one Elections Ontario official.
Read MoreClick on these links to read Part Two and Part Three of this series. *** by David Anderson On June 27th, 2022, the Deputy Prime Minister, Chrystia Freeland spoke at the 13th Teamsters Canada Convention. Her remarks included the need for and promotion
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Ontario is poised to review its new rideshare regulations without any winter experience to consider. Photo: Mike Murchison
It goes without saying that as much as many of us love hitting the highway to feel the motion, see the view out the windshield, there’s a good reason why music and truckers go together like a tapping foot and a floorboard. They are two ingredients that are needed to help move industry and keep a nation stocked.
Read MoreThe only surprise, is that anyone is surprised.
The union hand-picked by Uber to “represent” Uber workers was actually working for Uber and not the workers. Next thing you know, politicians may stretch the truth before elections.
Read MorePhoto: Pine Ridge Towing Supplied by DriveWise ***** In Ontario, someone is injured in a distracted-driving collision every half hour, and fatalities from collisions caused by distracted driving have doubled since 2000, making it more important than ever for drivers
Read MoreOTTAWA: The Justice Centre is pleased to announce that the Crown has stayed 49 charges against seven Freedom Convoy protestors who took part in a peaceful protest in Ottawa. In the past two weeks, the Crown stayed these charges due to a lack of evidence. The seven protestors participated in the peaceful Ottawa protest that occurred in January to February 2022, and saw thousands of truckers and Canadians assemble to protest government covid restrictions and vaccine mandates. The protestors were charged with mischief, mischief to property, disobeying a lawful order, and obstruction of a peace officer. All seven maintain their innocence and believe that the right to peaceful protest is essential for a healthy democracy.
Read MoreCovid come tearing out of China like a cabinet minister out of question period. It consumed all forms of media. Disrupted the entire world economy and the lives of virtually every person on earth.
The phrase ‘social distancing ‘ becomes the cry of the day for nearly three years.
Masks, lockdowns….and hand sanitizers. Businesses are forced to put ‘stringent’ cleaning protocols into practice.
It was nice during the three-year period to walk into a restaurant, truck stop and even a washroom and smell that ‘just cleaned’ scent, which seemed to be present everywhere I went.
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