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Canada 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.

Opinion/Column

Scanners, internet, telephone voting: elections are now a “giant leap of faith”

September 9, 2022 Rita Smith

While 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.

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Celebrate National Trucking Week with “Stories from the Road”

September 6, 2022 RWN Staff

Trucker/writer Don Taylor is celebrating two big things during National Trucker’s Week (September 4 top 11 in Canada, 11 to 18 in the United States).

First, is hopefully going back to work after a summer off due to illness; second, is the fact that the release of the Audible version of his book, “Stories from the Road,” has quintupled sales of the book.

“The Audible version is selling five or six times for every paper copy,” Taylor told Road Warrior News. Clearly, his audience has more time to listen than they do to read.

Guest Contributions Opinion/Column

The Case for Unionization in Canada

September 5, 2022 Guest Contributor

Click 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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Music and Truckers go together like a tapping foot and a floorboard

September 4, 2022 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.

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Union selected by Uber worked for Uber, not workers, as Workers’ law was written: Globe

August 27, 2022 Rita Smith

The 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.

Photo: Pine Ridge Towing

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Distracted Driving in Ontario

August 24, 2022 Guest Contributor

Photo: 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

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Crown drops charges against seven Freedom Convoy protestors

August 23, 2022 Guest Contributor

OTTAWA: 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.

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Hygiene standards get flushed as COVID fears subside

August 21, 2022 Mike Murchison

Covid 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.