OTA carrier members of the Canadian Trucking Alliance and OTA staff kicked off the CTA Board meeting trip in Ottawa with a series of in-person meetings with Ontario MPs.
The OTA carriers and key staff met separately with Gaetan Malette, Kapuskasing-Timmins-Mushkegowuk; Connie Cody, Cambridge: Chris Lewis, Essex; Philip Lawrence, Northumberland—Clarke; Ruby Sahota, Brampton North—Caledon and federal Secretary of State for Combatting Crime; as well as officials from the US Embassy in Ottawa.
In every meeting, OTA bolstered its message about combatting illegal trucking and restoring law and order to the industry throughout Ontario; ending labour misclassification and abuse of immigration programs; improving truck safety, strengthening oversight and enforcement and combatting lawlessness in areas like Caledon and Northern Ontario; enhancing border security and efficiency and looking deeper into organized crime and corruption into the trucking & many other topics.
OTA thanks the MPs who listened attentively to the messages and indicated support for the Association and Alliance.
