{"id":3747,"date":"2024-09-06T19:06:28","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T19:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/cta-to-fed-parties-its-time-to-cut-red-tape-tax-restore-fairness-for-truckers\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:40:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:40:40","slug":"cta-to-fed-parties-its-time-to-cut-red-tape-tax-restore-fairness-for-truckers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/fr\/cta-to-fed-parties-its-time-to-cut-red-tape-tax-restore-fairness-for-truckers\/","title":{"rendered":"CTA to Fed Parties: It\u2019s Time to Cut Red Tape & Tax, Restore Fairness for Truckers"},"content":{"rendered":"

As\u00a0National Trucking Week<\/a>\u00a0wraps up this week, the Canadian Trucking Alliance is reminding decision makers in Ottawa that women and men who deliver Canada\u2019s freight and keep our economy running deserve our respect and gratitude all year-round.<\/p>\n

With parliamentary business set to resume for the fall session on September 16, CTA is sending a message to all federal political party staff that hard-working truck drivers and small fleet operators are deserving of much-needed relief from ineffective taxation, burdensome red tape and need safeguarding of their labour rights.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe next few months \u2013 and 2025 in particular \u2013 are shaping up to be a critical period in Canada, politically. The trucking industry awaits how the major parties in Ottawa plan to improve the economic opportunities for professional truck drivers and trucking businesses, while relieving them of redundant taxes, red tape and ensuring fair business competition,\u201d says CTA president Stephen Laskowski.<\/p>\n

\u00a0CTA would like the parties to address three major proposals over the next few months:<\/p>\n