Secretary of State, Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions,\u00a0the Honourable\u00a0Wayne Long, appeared before\u00a0the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (TRAN) today and signaled to the trucking industry what it\u2019s waited to hear for 10 years \u2013 that the tax code will no longer be a tool to create unfair market conditions and a rob workers of their labour rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cToday Minister Long reemphasized that soon after the 2025 budget is passed, the Government of Canada will be lifting the T4A moratorium and eliminating unfair competition in the trucking industry, creating a level playing field and protecting workers,\u201d said Canadian Trucking Alliance president and CEO Stephen Laskowski.\u00a0\u201cThese actions will create a stronger and healthier trucking industry\u00a0\u2013 one\u00a0that generational family businesses\u00a0will no longer\u00a0want to flee\u00a0from, but\u00a0can continue to be part of for many more years.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Members of the TRAN committee and the Minister also discussed how the supply chain and the freight transportation network worked in Canada and how competition for business is measured on pennies. He acknowledged that unfair competition can dramatically impact shipper decisions on which\u00a0trucking\u00a0companies to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe committee\u2019s recognition that unfair competition has pervaded the trucking industry is important for our members to hear. While the U.S. tariffs are significantly impacting our members bottom-line, it is the gross abuse of the tax code and the rampant growth of unfair competition that has led family businesses to make the difficult decision to shut their doors,\u201d said Laskowski. \u201cThe lifting of the T4A moratorium and the implementation of a significant and well-funded PSB enforcement program will go a long way towards addressing this crisis facing these businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CTA would like to thank all members of the TRAN Committee for their engagement on this issue, particularly committee Chair Peter Schiefke (Liberal) and Vice-Chairs Dan Albas (Conservative), and Xavier Barsalou-Duval (Bloc) for their cooperation and support throughout this process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Committee\u2019s investigation and commitment to addressing Driver Inc. have been critical in arriving at this moment. The Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois, the Conservative Party of Canada, and the Liberal Party of Canada working together to tackle this problem is how democracy should work. It should unquestionably benefit responsible, compliant trucking companies across Canada,\u201d said Laskowski. \u201cOur industry also strongly encourages the Committees\u2019 work to develop and include other recommendations around truck safety, truck training, insurance and forced labour matters that also are involved in the broader Driver Inc. scam.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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