oldkoot wrote:

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Here is what our local PC MPP has been able to turn up so far, guys if we want to stop this latest tax grab help your local PC MPP with any information you have! Rather than post thoughts and rumours here lets keep this posting to facts that will help kill it at the 2'nd reading.

Good morning, Don.

As a follow-up to our conversation just now, I can confirm Bill 173 does indeed lay the groundwork for the government to bring in a mandatory vehicle safety inspection program.

The bill will make this possible, but as we discussed, the specific details of any inspection program the government would implement won't be known until the regulations are drafted after the bill is passed.

Certainly, MPP Clark would appreciate any information you can bring forward that he can use while debating Bill 173 when it's called for 2nd Reading at Queen's Park.

Thanks for your advocacy on this issue, Don, and don't hesitate to contact me in the future at your convenience.

 

Regards,

Michael Jiggins,
Executive Assistant to
Leeds-Grenville MPP Steve Clark
613-342-9522
1-800-267-4408
613-213-8461 (cell)
613-342-2501 (fax)

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Great ground work. 

Now what kind of information can we bring?

i dont have any problem with safety checks annually, anything i drive should roll a cert all day.  what concerns me is the government using this as a tool to unfairley target older vehicles, ie looking until they find something.  this is what concerns me

hemi43 wrote:

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Just sent an e-mail to John O'Toole. I think this Bill 173 is going to be a bigger pile of $hit than the emission crap we've been going through. Don't these pricks have anything better to do than to piss off Canadians.

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 ontario is flat broke, period. anything that will generate $$ and affect the least amount of voters is on the table. i can't see how they can pass legislation without the exact details is allowed. e/mail sent.

fatstax wrote:

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i dont have any problem with safety checks annually, anything i drive should roll a cert all day.  what concerns me is the government using this as a tool to unfairley target older vehicles, ie looking until they find something.  this is what concerns me

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 Do you think they are doing this for free..... Id guess double the price of drive clean and some big ugly sticker that has to be in plain view to prove you been ripped off .... 

fatchuk wrote:

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that old coot said....re-bill 173

This could be a bigger cash grab than you ever dreamed of. I can see it now, brakes with half worn pads-fail, tires worn down to 5/32-fail, ball joint with any play-fail, do you start to get the picture. One of the biggest problems is we don't know how the regulations might be written if this bill passes. If you TRUST the current government to work in your best interest, fine, not with my money thank-you!!

 

 

 

As an operator of a automotive repair-shop...

              

bring it on...    

           

 

finally a money maker and wallet flush for us...... 

 

 

 

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 Chuck,

Unless you where an Ontario E-Test facility you probably won't be on the gravy train

Fortunately ... Bill 173 may die on the floor ... along with the Wynn government ... if the opposition parties have another few months to dig into their past dealing in cancelling the gas plants and other scandals ...

parklane wrote:

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DavidP wrote:

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Fortunately ... Bill 173 may die on the floor ... along with the Wynn government ... if the opposition parties have another few months to dig into their past dealing in cancelling the gas plants and other scandals ...

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 Unfourtunately, the liberals are still ahead in the polls, but only because of the Toronto area voters.

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 They all fall in the "crack". (pun intended)

workin class wrote:

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the last news story about the Liberal budget "leak' should buy them enough votes for a majority. Most of the Ontario electorate can be bought with bull .

-- Edited by workin class on Thursday 3rd of April 2014 06:56:33 AM

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It's getting Scary ...

Now offering over 5 Billion Dollars  ...

It cost them much less in the last "buy" election ...

tractorfix wrote:

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I have emailed the minister of transportation Glen Murray to voice my displeasure. he gave a typical politicians answer. I emailed Andrea Horwath and got no response. Tonight I just emailed my MPP John O'Toole PC. I'll see what he says.

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 John called me a couple of days ago, and I filled him in on our concerns. He was not aware of bill 173. He has since contacted Steve clark (MPP) as well as Jeff Yurek (MPP) and they will be having a meeting on this. The more of us that contact these guys, the better.

I'd even add if you moved to canada , no way should you be elligiable to get a driver's licence for at least five years unless ya came from the states as their driveing conditions are as close to ours as you can get

That a ridiculus statement..

Not a betting man  but I would put money on the new test involves plugging in a code reader and seeing what faults you have.

No more then drive clean but 3x the price. Just wait for them to say we listened to the public  and did what they said scraped that useless program and then pat themselves on the back , but for your own safety we are going to do this.......There is a reason they want to control how the test is structured and who can do it. 

DJD wrote:

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yearly safety inspections I have no issue with that - I don't build or drive garbage

so you don't have a problem with paying for an inspection, or taking the time required to have the inspection done, ?

any issue that does arise would likely mean you should find another shop that won't try to take advantage of you

taking more time, and paying again......

 in addition I'd go so far as to suggest a retest for driver's licences every five years too - but first the standards for the driveing testers needs a big bump up

people trained properly go on to have experience, so after 5 yrs in a "trade" you are considered competent... why test at this late ,, after allowing them to drive 5yrs,,,, new drivers should take real driver training... on cam wooleys track! ;)

same goes for driveing instructors - we have a test office just down the street - the crap I see pulled off by single occupant driveing instructor vehicles is pretty bad sometimes

some would be upset you need a spelling instructor....

I'd even add if you moved to canada , no way should you be elligiable to get a driver's licence for at least five years unless ya came from the states as their driveing conditions are as close to ours as you can get

I think people in USA generally drive better than Canadians... ymmv but if you can drive in India, you can survive here!

 some time to learn and understand the ways of the road would be wise before ventureing out on your own set of wheels

the big ripoff is insurance
oh and a 15% reduction ... for one year (?) gee thanks so much
when the ontario government let them bump the rates by something like 35% just one or two years before ...
ya thanks ..very little

it's long past time to start the ITOTC party
(I'm tired of this crap)

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 I hate to compare to USA, but the don't cry for more from their government... then bitch about high taxes, and new "tax' grabs etc... when it comes to car inspections annually, if it was a shop that does not make profit from sales or repairs doing the inspections,  well i still have a problem with the cash grabbing,,, sigh.

Ragtop wrote:

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I can't believe some of the comments made here. Anything the government does to restrict our freedom sucks as far as I'm concerned and the Liberals are all about control and raising taxes to offset their outrageous spending habits. If this was the USA somebody'd be getting shot over this bill.

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   Guess thats the difference between us and them. In the states you,d get shot, in Canada the politicians just quit when they,ve done all the damage they wanted and raise taxes to pay for it, Mulroney, Harris and Dirty Dalton have all done it and we,re left holding the bag.

Here's what I got from my )NDP) mpp. Obviously they don't much care.  With no group to represent us we're an easy target.

Hi Mike,

I’ve read the bill and the notes on the bill.

Nothing in the bill explicitly calls for any changes to the current safety inspection protocol with respect to frequency of inspections, nor does it affect the Drive Clean program.  The bill does however, create a new set of parameters around who will be authorized to carry out inspections.  It also gives the Minister some new powers in setting up this new regime.  From reading the notes and Hansard, it seems that these changes are really intended to target unscrupulous vehicle inspection stations, and the practice of putting cars that have been written off from collisions back on the road with fraudulent inspection reports.

The bill’s status is currently at second reading and being debated in the Legislature.   Provided it passes second reading it will be referred to committee.  I would suggest your group, and others that would like to see some changes to this bill,  be prepared to testify at the committee, and/or send written submissions.

If you would like, I can keep your information on hand and let you know when the bill is referred to committee.  I will then put you in touch with the clerk of that committee.  The clerk can advise how best to make a submission.

I hope you find this helpful.

51 Styline wrote:

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   Guess thats the difference between us and them. In the states you,d get shot, in Canada the politicians just quit when they,ve done all the damage they wanted and raise taxes to pay for it, Mulroney, Harris and Dirty Dalton have all done it and we,re left holding the bag.

 The worst part is, none of the successors, whether from the same party or the opposition, seem to have the desire or cohones to change these actions when they get in power. (The Conservative's action on the long gun registration is an exception to the rule.)

As a safety inspection station owner/operator,  I can tell you if the Liberals win the next election you will be looking at a much different system for safety inspections and specific inspection stations in the next year or two, as well as annual or inspections will be required every two years before you can get your sticker..Same program as the e-test..I believe they call it new revenue tools..you can trust kwynne Liberals about as far as you can piss into a hurricane ....They will be offering lots of candy  and stuff to come, if you vote for us ..We are so fking in debt they have to give away the future of our grand-kids as they no money to do anything to-day (they broke the bank on the gas plant boondogle)..they have spent our kids future and are well into our grandkids future ...I would personally like to Piss on kwynnes cornflakes...

Ragtop wrote:

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  With no group to represent us we're an easy target.

 

Representation needs to come from Manufactures, Retailers, Installers, Charity Benefactors, Municipalities, Car Club Associations, etc.  These groups have a ton to loose.  The individual classic car or hot rod owner also needs to speak up, but WE ALL need to be on the same page.

We all need to support and ask for the same legislation.  

EVERYONE NEEDS PROFESSIONAL DIRECTION ON HOW TO MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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