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 Looks like Transport Canada hired a bunch of summer students to really shake up the list.  It used to look like a dog’s breakfast, now it looks like…..(you fill in the words)

We had trouble spending  time trying to find the differences, but if you are buying an Audi or BMW take care. 

diff2008-05-01and2008-05-09.pdf 

The latest issue of the Economist contains an article titled

“Not on our Roads”  “Bureaucrats against electric cars and Progress”  —

Now the entire world knows just how backwards Transport Canada really is.  At the same time Harper and his oil backed Conservative Government look like a bunch of “banana republic” hoodlums.  

We have captured the comments to date, take a look at what the rest of the world thinks!

2008-05-08economiscommentst.pdf

2008-05-08economiscommentst2.pdf

Please Mr. Harper, wake up and make some real changes in the interests of the real people that voted for you!

  Another new and revised list was posted today on the RIV site.   Dated May 1st.

You can see the new list here.

Changes are as follows:  diff2008-04-18and2008-05-01.pdf

 8 additions, 8 deletions and 47 changes.

Ford Focus , Mitsubishi - Bumpers…

Toyota 2008 Scion

Note: If the bumper rules change, they might be able to shrink the list by 50%! 

We rec’d the following email today….

“Thank you for your comments on the proposed bumper amendment.

Continue reading “Bumpers - an update”

Matthew Coons  at Transport Canada was kind enough to return our call regarding the “eventual?” implementation of the new amendment to regulation 215.  - As we reported last month the consultation period was closed off on April 22nd.

  Continue reading “Reg 215 Bumpers - an update.”