No one saw it coming. It came out of nowhere. Much like the attacks on 9/11. It was one of those surreal moments in your life. Everyone knows where they were on 9/11. But for the beef industry a more memorable day was May 20, 2003. That was the day the Canada/US border slammed shut with a shockwave that hit not only the aforementioned trading partners but 40 additional countries that trades with Canada.
Read More“Then I managed to contact a reporter who worked for the New York Times, who told me what was happening to me was exactly what was happening to him. His stories were being shut down, he was being blocked. As he saw it, we had two options. One of them was quit and be a whistleblower. Or just stay, and fight it out, and keep trying to push those stories through.
…I was just reeling from all this because I thought, you know, we have betrayed our audience on a massive scale. Massive.”
On Thursday, May 18th 2023, an earthquake occurred. On that day three senior journalists described under oath how Canada’s mainstream media broke the rules and failed every ethics test during the COVID era.
Media coverage of the Freedom Convoy was so obviously dishonest because journalists had, by then, gotten used to torquing the news outrageously. After two years of mindlessly parroting every official COVID talking point, they’d ceded their independence so thoroughly they no longer cared about the audience to whom they were meant to be delivering a public service. Taking orders from above, they were playing follow-the-leader.
Last Thursday, at a National Citizens Inquiry hearing, Marianne Klowak talked about resigning from CBC Winnipeg. In disgust and despair. After 34 years on the job. In her words, “I had witnessed in a very short time the collapse of journalism, news gathering, investigative reporting. And the way I saw it is that we were, in fact, pushing propaganda.”
Read MoreCourt proceedings against individuals charged with operating fake truck driving schools have been delayed again, this time to June 7th, 2023.
In Ottawa criminal court on May 24th, Justice Grant was told by counsel for three of the four accused that they were seeking a delay of three weeks because “Counsel is having trouble meeting with the clients to decide which witnesses to call.”
Upon hearing this, Crown Attorney L. Welch remarked, “This file is already pretty old.”
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. I’ve travelled from one end of this country to the other and talked to many people from many walks of life, countries, ethic, and cultural backgrounds.
Rich, poor, middle class and those on the fringe of whatever edge they’re on. And one thing I I’ve learned is this: this is God’s Country.
Jammin’ gears, serving fries, diggin’ ditches. Whether folks are inputting numbers, selling products, or studying in the halls of our institutes of learning.
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The National Citizen's Inquiry will begin a new set of hearings on May 30 in Regina. Image: National Citizens' Inquiry
The National Citizens’ Inquiry is holding its final hearing in Ottawa May 17-19th.
Read MoreVery few Trucking fleets are applying for Canada’s “Green Freight Program,” Blacklocks reported on May 16th. Only five per cent of respondents to a government survey had participated in government funding programs, while only 18 per cent of trucking executives surveyed ha even heard of the program.
Read MoreNew payment options for passenger and commercial accounts will use transponders, prepaid amount accounts, cash, credit and debit cards and the use of a mobile app The majority of users of the Gordie Howe bridge are expected to be commercial
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U.S. States That Have Adopted California's Vehicle Standards under Section 177 of the Federal Clean Air Act. Source: California Air Resources Board, "States that have Adopted California's Vehicle Standards under Section 177 of the Federal Clean Air Act" May 13, 2022. Delaware and Pennsylvania were not included as adopters of ZEV policies. Image: Lexology
Berkeley Research Group, LLC “When zero emission vehicles replace vehicles with internal combustion engines, the demand for gasoline and, hence, federal and state fuel tax revenues –goes away. Thus, the adoption of ZEV policies likely will have a profound impact
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