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ASSOCIATIONS NEWS * Canada
* OTA opposed to ban on in-cab electronic communication devices
Toronto,ONT,CAN -Truck News -7 Aug 2008: -- The Ontario Trucking Association is opposed to an outright ban on all electronic communication devices in moving vehicles, a plan that the OTA has learned is being considered by Ontario Transportation Minister Jim Bradley... The OTA suggests that distracted drivers should be penalized, instead. The OTA has strong concerns about this issue, as an outright ban on the use of in-vehicle electronic devices in Ontario would not be feasible for the trucking industry...
* APTA pushes for rejection of carbon tax proposal
Dieppe,NB,USA -Truck News, by Adam Ledlow -7 Aug 2008: -- The head of the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association is urging the Atlantic Federal Liberal Caucus to reject federal Liberal leader Stephane Dion's carbon tax proposal... "Dion's carbon tax proposal will further cripple an economy that is already struggling on the global markets," Nelson said. Dion's proposed tax will raise all costs associated with these industries making the regional economy less competitive. "Here, in Atlantic Canada, we seek gateways to global success, not barriers to growth"...
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