Truckers warn of safety and fair competition risks from discount drivers
The Quebec Trucking Association is raising alarms over what it calls a dangerous and unfair practice involving "discount" truck drivers from Ontario, which it says threatens road safety and disrupts the province's trucking industry.
The president of the association, Marc Cadieux, says discount truck drivers are often people with temporary status in Canada who work for Ontario companies that pay little – often as low as $10 an hour.
Additionally, he says drivers' inexperience puts the safety of all road users at risk.
"These companies have some members here who are in their fourth generation of operations, and they're now having to lay off employees," Cadieux said.
Many in the trucking industry believe the practice creates unfair competition because companies who hire discount truck drivers can haul a load for one-third the price of other companies.
"They simply don't have the same capacity as before because they're facing this competition. When your operating costs are 35 per cent higher, it's impossible to compete. This isn't legitimate business."
Cadieux is asking the federal and or provincial governments to step in and said that whether it's a public inquiry or parliamentary commission, something needs to be done to fix the problem.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Live U.S. election results: Trump wins Florida in AP race call
Donald Trump won Florida on Tuesday for the third consecutive election, earning the state's 30 electoral votes, according to AP.
Polls in swing states begin to close as sharply divided America chooses between Harris and Trump
A divided America weighed a stark choice for the nation's future Tuesday as a presidential campaign marked by upheaval and rancor approached its finale.
Who's going to win? The election prediction roundup
Outlets across the United States have been crunching numbers, parsing polls and working their magic models to predict the outcome of Tuesday’s presidential election.
How exit polls work and what they will tell us on election night
Exit polls are a set of surveys that ask voters whom they voted for, as well as additional questions about their political opinions, the factors they considered in the election and their own backgrounds more broadly.
These swing states will likely decide the U.S. presidential election
These swing states will most likely determine the path to the presidency, with candidates needing to win some combination of votes to get them across the 270 mark to secure a majority.
Hoax bomb threats linked to Russia target polling places in U.S. battleground states, FBI says
Hoax bomb threats, many of which appeared to originate from Russian email domains, were directed on Tuesday at polling locations in four battleground states - Georgia, Michigan, Arizona and Wisconsin - as U.S. election day voting was underway, the FBI said.
Tropical Storm Rafael strengthens to Category 1 hurricane as it barrels toward Cuba
Tropical Storm Rafael strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Tuesday as it swirled past Jamaica and chugged toward western Cuba.
Suspect seen shooting man during Toronto-area home invasion in new video
Police have released video footage that appears to show a suspect shooting a man who had attempted to intervene in a home invasion in York Region on Monday night.
Canada 'deeply concerned' after alleged Russian sabotage plot
The Canadian government says it has raised concerns directly with Russian officials after media reports this week revealed an alleged Russian sabotage operation. The alleged plot included plans to send parcels packed with incendiary devices aboard aircraft destined for Canada and the United States.