{"id":2921,"date":"2020-06-02T20:35:11","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T20:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/cta-pushes-scalability-and-meal-allowance-in-appearance-before-senate-national-finance-committee\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:45:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:45:14","slug":"cta-pushes-scalability-and-meal-allowance-in-appearance-before-senate-national-finance-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/fr\/cta-pushes-scalability-and-meal-allowance-in-appearance-before-senate-national-finance-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"CTA Pushes Scalability and Meal Allowance in Appearance Before Senate National Finance Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Canadian Trucking Alliance is once again championing its message in Ottawa that the trucking industry would like to see changes to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program and an increase in the meal allowance for truck drivers as a result of rising food prices during the COVID-19 crisis.<\/p>\n

Speaking via teleconference to the Senate\u00a0<\/strong>National Finance Committee,\u00a0CTA president Stephen Laskowski reiterated the Alliance\u2019s request the Government of Canada introduce the concept\u00a0of scalability<\/a>\u00a0when the CEWS program is extended from June to August.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany trucking companies who are falling just under the 30-percent threshold for assistance are grappling with a major freight downturn, escalating empty miles and extended customer payment terms. The trucking industry is feeling a significant cash crunch,\u201d said Laskowski. \u201cCTA would encourage the Government of Canada to develop a sliding scale, matching revenue decreases to the level of CEWS support\u00a0in an effort to assist the trucking industry and by extension the Canadian supply chain.\u201d<\/p>\n

CTA also reminded the Senate committee that a CTA-led coalition of trucking interests is asking the federal government to\u00a0increase the meal allowance<\/a>\u00a0for drivers to help our highway heroes who are facing 50- to 80-percent increases in meal costs associated with the COVID-19 crisis.<\/p>\n

\u201cLong-haul truck drivers \u2013 the men and women who are moving Canada\u2019s economy \u2013 rely on roadside service for many of their meals,\u201d said Laskowski. \u201cAn adjustment in the\u00a0meal allowance would be welcomed by the 300,000-plus long-haul truck drivers in Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also appearing before the same committee today was the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, National Airlines Council and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture.<\/p>\n

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