CTA Ready to Work with New Ministers to Rid Trucking of Trade Barriers, Tariffs and Underground Economy
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Via Canadian Trucking Alliance (The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is welcoming Prime Minister Carney’s new cabinet ministers, who will be tasked with working with a trucking sector that continues to
Via Canadian Trucking Alliance
(The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is welcoming Prime Minister Carney’s new cabinet ministers, who will be tasked with working with a trucking sector that continues to struggle with systemic internal trade barriers and the economic blowback from a tariff war with our largest trading partner; as well as a regulatory environment that has been a drag on productivity and unfair competition in an industry that has become a breeding ground for noncompliance and scofflaws.
“The Canadian Trucking Alliance is eager to work with Prime Minister Carney and his team of ministers in what will be arguably the most important legislative period in modern Canadian history,” said CTA President and CEO Stephen Laskowski. “There is much to do in our sector, but we strongly believe these obstacles can be overcome by having the leadership and political will that is necessary to deliver the policy reforms and direction of ministerial of resources required to address what is ailing the Canadian trucking industry.”
In its pre-election policy paper, the CTA outlined for the new federal government several important issues impacting productivity in the Canadian trucking industry, including:
- Eliminating needless taxes – including ensuring the carbon tax does not return for consumers of fuel;
- Securing the border in the face of US tariffs; and bringing order to the immigration system;
- Introducing more practical and achievable GHG regs;
- Eliminating internal trade barriers;
- and, most importantly, tackling the underground economy sprouting throughout the trucking industry, which is threatening the existence of countless responsible and compliant businesses while funnelling away over $1 billion in taxes that should be going towards Canada’s social infrastructure and critical programs for Canadians.
CTA looks forward to working with the respective ministers who will be responsible with dealing with these and other industry issues. The new list of cabinet Ministers and Secretary of State can be read here