Screen grab from CBC's undercover camera videotaping a driving instructor explaining how students pay to receive forged certificates which state they have received training they did not receive. Photo: CBC “Biggest lesson? It’s easy to cheat the system” The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) sent reporters with hidden cameras undercover to expose driving schools selling fraudulent certificates for cash. The result was angry instructors, with at least one sending threatening texts
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Quebec farmers protest in Rimouski. Image: Twitter A Google search of “Quebec Farmers” turns up no coverage of the protest which took place in Rimouski, Quebec over the weekend. The taxpayer-funded CBC is running a piece on the stress associated with farming but does not mention the
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TTSAO president Phil Fletcher addressed industry at the 2024 conference on February 29. Photo: RWN Adult Education component special area of focus The Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO) is working with the Commercial Vehicle Training Association (CVTA) on a unique version of CVTA’s Instructor Certification Program. “Over or the past few years, we
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Instructors and trainees at a training session. This crash-response vehicle could theoretically be driven by a brand-new "G" license driver. Photo: DriverVerified Caleb Krahn to provide update at TTSAO conference today The “Heavy G” training presentation on February 29th serves as possibly the best example of “taking a quantum leap into the future,” says Philip Fletcher of TTSAO. “We want to encourage
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“Rigour, objectivity, consistency” combined with the experience of a trained instructor Impirica’s CEO P-J Barclay is taking the week ahead of the Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario’s (TTSAO’s) annual conference to visit clients before his February 29th presentation, as a quick check-in
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"This is sure to be the #1 item at the auction, and the proceeds will be used to pay for the video on 'Proactive Approach to Driver Safety,'" says TTSAO president Philip Fletcher. Image: TTSAO 16 authenticated autographs signed, PSA authenticated In a surprise donation, the Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario has received a numbered print (395 of 1,000) of an original painting of the National Hockey League’s “500 Goal Scorers” as an auction
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Truckers for Safer Highways has complained on numerous occasions about the number of weigh scales which remain closed across the Trans-Canada highway. Image: TFSH “Government does not have to spend money to find out what we think“ Truckers for Safer Highways co-founder Travis McDougall was bemused to learn that Canada’s federal government is paying a consulting firm to conduct discussion groups on barriers in
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Dr. Paul Artale, motivational speaker, author, athlete. Dr. Paul Artale kicks off TTSAO with work/life balance With the help of his two-year-old son, Dr. Paul Artale may have found the secret to understanding work/life balance. “It’s the word ‘so,’” laughs Artale, who is the first speaker up
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Share the road. Keep the stops somewhere everyone wants to stop. Photo: Mike Murchison On behalf of the Privy Council Office (PCO), Government of Canada, Altis Consulting is conducting a pilot research project to identify barriers to internal trade and labour mobility in the trucking sector. This research will help develop creative policy solutions
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