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Parliament Probes Trucking ‘Driver Inc.’ Model as Alberta Teachers’ Strike Enters Day Three

Mounting testimony and public fallout are increasing pressure for tougher labour enforcement and faster project approvals.

Premier Andrew Furey speaks to reporters at Confederation Building on the second day of the extraordinary sitting to debate the memorandum of understanding signed with Hydro-Quebec. Energy Minister Andrew Parsons stands at left.
Manitoba Legislative building in November, 2023. The government says training is the way forward, but without oversight and enforcement, critics warn it’s just another press release.
The Moncton Fire Department is investigating the cause of a fire that resulted in two people being rescued and two firefighters being treated for minor injuries Wednesday morning.
The Moncton Fire Department is investigating the cause of a fire that resulted in two people being rescued and two firefighters being treated for minor injuries Wednesday morning.

Overview

  • MPs opened a multi‑meeting House transport committee study into the trucking sector’s ‘Driver Inc.’ model, with plans to summon the transport minister and federal labour and revenue officials.
  • Canadian Trucking Alliance testimony said many incorporated drivers are virtually indistinguishable from employees and are being denied benefits and protections.
  • Trucking Human Resources Canada called the practice a ‘black market’ built on deliberate misclassification, while the Bloc Québécois urged an inquiry, a public registry of non‑compliant firms and a ban on temporary foreign workers operating as incorporated drivers.
  • Alberta’s teachers’ strike reached its third day, closing 2,500 schools for roughly 740,000 students, with a government lockout slated to begin Thursday after teachers rejected an offer of a 12% raise over four years and 3,000 new hires.
  • The CFL’s Edmonton Elks set up a free camp to keep sidelined high school players training, filling 125 spots within hours and wait‑listing about 90, as RBC CEO Dave McKay separately urged quicker approvals to unlock stalled investments.