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E-Bulletin

Feb 15/2022

 

Dear PMTC Members and contacts.

 

Please see the message below from Transport Canada sharing information about yesterday’s emergency measures act. Couple areas of interest that may affect you.

 

  1. Under the act, essential services, which includes Tow Trucks, can be compelled to provide services, such as towing vehicles out of an illegal blockade or occupation, if requested by authorities. Fair compensation is provided for these services. Under the act failing to comply can be penalized.
  2. Vehicles that are participating/being used in an illegal blockade or occupation, and refuse to leave when requested, the vehicle can be seized, insurance suspended, and the owner of the vehicle can have corporate bank accounts frozen.

 

The PMTC is in full support of measures being taken to end these illegal blockades and occupations, that must not be allowed to continue to disrupt our international borders, our cities and peoples lives and livelihoods. We have expressed concern about the two above points, however.

 

On point 1, from a safety perspective for the tow operators to repercussions from the participants whose vehicles they are asked to tow.

 

On point 2, our area of concern was expressed not for those who are performing illegal activities and refusing to comply, but of a concern for a fleet owner or operator who may get caught up in these protests inadvertently and have no opportunity to defend themselves if they are not part of the actual blockade or occupation. We have been assured that instructions to officers will be to provide an opportunity for the vehicle operator to leave the protest area with the vehicle before these severe measures will be taken.

 

Le français suit l’anglais

Colleagues,

 

As you are aware, the Government of Canada has announced the declaration of a public order emergency under the Emergencies Act, to end disruptions, border blockades and the occupation of Ottawa’s downtown core. 

For information about the Emergencies Act and the Government’s authority to apply certain temporary measures in this context:

  • the official news release can be found here;
  • a backgrounder on Canada’s Emergencies Act (the Act) can be found here; and
  • the Act, in its entirety, is posted here.

As always, please don’t hesitate to reach out should you have any questions or wish to discuss further.

 

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Collègues:

 

Comme vous le savez, le gouvernement du Canada a déclaré l’état d’urgence en vertu de la Loi sur les mesures d’urgence, pour mettre fin aux perturbations, aux blocages à la frontière et à l’occupation du centre-ville d’Ottawa.

 

Pour obtenir des renseignements sur la Loi sur les mesures d’urgence et le pouvoir du gouvernement d’appliquer certaines mesures temporaires dans ce contexte:

  • le communiqué de presse officiel se trouve ici;
  • un document d’information sur Loi sur les mesures d’urgence (la Loi) se trouve ici; et
  • la Loi, dans son entier, est affichée ici.

Comme toujours, n’hésitez pas à nous contacter si vous avez des questions ou si vous souhaitez en discuter davantage.