A Private members bill, Brian Masse - NDP - will be introduced into the House of Commons designed to protect hundreds of thousands of jobs in the automobile aftermarket. The bill will also guarantee CONSUMERS the RIGHT to choose where their car is serviced.
As we all know most Canadian Automobile dealers go to great pains to make sure that if you buy your car in the U.S. ; they will not service it. They also give Canadian buyers of U.S. market vehicles a rough time and overcharge them for needless modifications to the car, in order to allow the car to be approved by Transport Canada. (changes to the console??) They refuse to be honest with Transport Canada and supply the necessary documentation in order to declare that the U.S. market car meets Canadian Standards.
This private member’s bill will put us on an equal footing with the U.S. consumer and ensure that the Automobile Manufactures in Canada can not resort to dishonest and unethical practices in order to secure your business.
For example, why do Honda and Cadillac Owners need to go to the dealer to be fitted with Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems. Why do Cadillac owners have to go to a GM dealer in order to have the Day-time running lights reprogrammed??
Please take the time to contact your MP, make them understand that you want them to vote for this bill against the Automobile Lobbyists in Ottawa. Find out if your MP is a Consumer advocate or just another politician waiting for their time at the “trough”.
Here is the article: 2009-04-14gazette.pdf
My daughter Caroline Bergeron currently doing her Masters in Communications at Montreal University wrote the CarsWithoutBorders story entitled going from “Words to Action”. This 34-page report earned her a well deserved A+. If you can understand French, you will love this recapitulation of last year’s historic events. There are numerous testimonies (in English) from members and she put it all together in today’s context of the internet and communications into action. Enjoy the reading.
From words to action - by Caroline Bergeron
(PS. thanks Caroline)
Thanks Big 3 for continuing to screw the Canadian Automobile Consumer!! Thanks Canadian Govt. for your total lack of transparency in this matter.
Oh to be a big 3 lobbyist, sitting in my office in Ottawa plotting out how to screw Canadian Consumers.
Christmas bonuses must be good this year!
Now Industry Canada and the Canadian Govenment are trying to operate in a hidden, sneaky, and undisclosing manner. The Canadian version of the auto “Bailout plans” should be public. The U.S. plans were made public last week. What is wrong with the way we operate our country!
refer to the article below.
Continue reading “Lack of Transparency, “a way of life in Canada!””
So Mr. Harper finally got down to brass tacks and handed out the top jobs to his troops.
Of concern to us is that Mr. Baird is now Transport, Infastructure, and Communities Minister.
Besides being the former federal Environment Minister, Mr. Baird is a former Ontario provincial cabiner minister and played an important role in helping unite the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative parties into
the new Conservative party.
Assisting Mr. Baird with the Transport porfolio is newly
appointed Minister of State for Transport, Rob Merrifield.
Replacing Mr. Prentice at Industry is former Minister of
Health Tony Clement, who like Mr. Baird is another former
Ontario provincial cabinet minister.
We think Mr. Prentice’s departure is a good thing, he had trouble keeping up with the news.
We are hoping that Mr. Baird, Mr. Merrifield and Mr. Clement will be more receptive to our cause and issues.
What do our members think!
