“Finally, he addressed the ‘hold the line’ statement made publicly by Lich. Granger noted that there are many possible interpretations of this phrase. Perkins-McVey agreed and added: ‘It could mean, stay true to your conscience and convictions.’” This summary of
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Travis McDougall of Truckers for Safer Highways. Photo: NDP Zoom Ontario highway seem “safe” from the House of Commons, Trucker says Travis McDougall of Truckers for Safer Highways used his own experience to illustrate safety issues on Ontario’s northern highways at a November 23rd press conference. “We’ll use my last
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In one of the March 17th 2023 incidents, a transport truck left the road and took out parts of two houses. Photo: Danelle Clarke, Facebook MTO’s promised six week response time drags past six months “This is a bit of a report card,” Lise Vaugeois, NDP MPP for Thunder Bay—Superior North noted in her opening statement to the November 23rd press conference on the safety
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Citizen journalist Patriot Smoothie. Photo: YouTube Proceedings to resume Monday November 27
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Trucker Greg Ilger shares his monthly fuel bill to illustrate that 40 per cent of his fuel budget goes to taxes, raising the cost of everything Canadians purchase. Image: Greg Ilger “You as the consumer are paying it all” Truck driver Greg Ilgner has done Canadians a favour by using plain language and clear numbers to explain how the carbon tax is driving up the price of everything delivered by truck.
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NDP MPP Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk – James Bay) NDP Bill ‘Chad’s Law’ to outlaw hazardous overtaking NDP MPP Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk – James Bay) held a press conference on November 21st to introduce his private member’s bill, ‘Chad’s Law’ (Enforcing Highway Safety). The proposed legislation seeks to make
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Lise Vaugeois, MPP for Thunder Bay–Superior North Commercial Truck drivers in Ontario can too often drive across the province without stopping at a single inspection station, New Democratic Party Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay-Superior North) said in Parliament on November 10th. “Our truck drivers can probably cross the entire
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Photo: Mike Murchison by Philip Fletcher, President, TTSAO This week we’ll talk about Mirrors. Clean mirrors and proper mirror adjustment is what it takes to know what and who is around you, and what you need to look out for. Let’s start by
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