Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. By way of background, we represent about 4,500 carriers from across Canada. Our membership, those who pay our dues, are the ownership and CEOs of the companies. Our industry remains the largest employer of Canadian males, so we continue to be an incredibly

Finance committee  The economy has done a pretty good job of cleaning up most of our border wait times, so the wait times at the border aren't as strenuous as they used to be. On the perimeter agreement, we have a number of asks, and most of them are technical. Quite frankly, from a trucking indu

Finance committee  It depends on the day, and it also depends upon the crossing. I think the Government of Canada, over the ten years since 9/11, has done a nice job in attempting to respond to the various infrastructure issues. Plazas had to be completely rebuilt. The main struggle, and it's not w

Finance committee  Nine of them.

Finance committee  Absolutely. My answer with regard to the wait times is real today. Wait times aren't an issue because of the economy, but everyone in this room hopes that.... When the economy picks up, we will see problems again at that crossing, if we don't have a solution. It is the major lin

Finance committee  Yes. That's code for Matty Michigan.

Finance committee  First of all, we're obviously supportive of the bridge improvements in Montreal. With regard to aging infrastructure, I think aging infrastructure is an issue worldwide, so one of the things our alliance has done is provide all levels of government with a list of strategic infr

Finance committee  Well, there would be no trucks. One or two trailer manufacturers are left in Canada, but the trucking industry has moved either south of the border or south of that border. It has been removed. We are the largest mode of transportation for freight. That's a lot of equipment and

Finance committee  Interprovincial regulations in trucking have always been an issue. We're federally regulated, but really, most of the rules defining our weights and dimensions and how long drivers can drive are provincially regulated. That's where the rubber hits the road. Does the federal gover

Agriculture committee  Thanks, Mr. Chair. Thank you very much, committee, for having us here. My name is Stephen Laskowski. I'm the senior vice-president of the Canadian Trucking Alliance. Joining me, among her many hats, is Deanna Pagnan. She's the director of our livestock division. She will expla

Agriculture committee  Sure I can. We're on the same page, and I think Deanna has been working with the same folks in this room, whether they're from the Cattlemen's Association and discussions with them, or with the pork producers, etc. What we'd like to see as an industry is a database that includ

Agriculture committee  Absolutely.

Agriculture committee  That is probably better answered by the other participants here around the table.

Agriculture committee  The type of workers we're getting is a challenge we've identified. It is becoming an increasing challenge in the general trucking sector, especially the animal sector. That is why we are emphasizing the need for more and more training—not just voluntary training or memorandums of

Agriculture committee  I think part of the answer to this question has already been brought up both by the pork producers and by the cattlemen. There is a lot of discussion between the trucking industry and our customers on how best to handle these animals in transit and in working with various other