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Press/TV/Radio

Tag: Uncategorized — George Favvas @ 7:36 pm

Attention news editors: There are hard-working consumers in your community who are affected by the car import issue. We are available to provide background information, quotes, and to facilitate interviews with individuals in your area. Nous pouvons vous mettre en contact avec des consommateurs francophones ou anglophones. Please email carswithoutborders@hotmail.com

Here are links to some of the media articles/videos/audio relating  to the CWB Story… Bring down the Wall!

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13 Responses to “Press/TV/Radio”

  1. Mike says:
    November 21st, 2007 at 5:22 pm

    Suggest you add - cars face border roadbock - November 9th Globe and Mail

    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071109.wrtheft09/BNStory/Business/

  2. Carl Paquin says:
    November 21st, 2007 at 8:55 pm

    You should also add the story that ran on the National last night. You can’t simply add a link as the story at that link changes at roughly 10pm every night. I copied the media file in case you need it.

  3. Mark Perry says:
    November 23rd, 2007 at 7:59 pm
  4. Curtis says:
    November 24th, 2007 at 1:58 am

    http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=105366&Itemid=159

    MP’s car safety bill reaches Parliament
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    (News) Friday, 23 November 2007, 03:00 PST
    Citizen Staff

    A Prince George safety crusader is behind a private members bill introduced in Parliament on Tuesday.

    Liberal MP Joe Volpe’s proposed legislation would make electronic stability control (ESC) a mandatory feature on new cars in Canada.

    He designed Bill C-481 after Glen Nicholson, a Prince George lawyer, brought the issue to his office.

    “We want to impart that first and foremost this is a safety issue,” Volpe said Thursday. “The latest studies by Transport Canada said there were something like 2,778 motor vehicle deaths plus another 24,000-plus hospital admission in 2001, and things haven’t changed all that much since then. The strong indication from the research already done on ESC by a number of studies in a number of jurisdictions, is that ESC would have saved 270-some-odd lives and reduced hospital admissions by about 2,000 people. Now you think about that for a moment just in terms of the costs to the medical system, and then think for a moment the great impacts to human lives when these tragedies occur. You’d be well on the way to saving lives, reducing injuries and saving money all through this one safety feature.”

    Many models of vehicles already have ESC in Canada, but almost all of them are on luxury models, begging the question why wealthier people’s lives are more important than the common person for the auto industry, Volpe said. This bill would make vehicles equally safe for all, and also mirror the laws in the United States and other countries that are also imposing ESC on all new vehicles.

    Cariboo-Prince George MP Dick Harris is already a supporter of ESC and indicated government support for Volpe’s bill with a public statement issued Friday.

    “I know that Minister (of Transport Lawrence Cannon) has worked diligently on evaluating the performance of electronic stability control for some time. The minister knows that ESC saves lives and prevents injuries,” Harris said.

    Harris said in further statements that he has personally been involved in a skid that he drove safely out of because of the ESC feature he had on his own vehicle. “The cost is between $200 and $400 and that is a very small price to pay for the extra safety,” he said, adding that further government legislation can be expected in the coming months.

    Both Volpe and Harris point to Nicholson as the champion of this issue.

    “Sometimes these things happen because MPs talk to constituents,” Volpe said. “Kudos to him. We went through a whole series of issues together. He told me he was doing it because he thought Canadians should not do without this safety feature. We don’t seem to have a sense, as other countries do, about how important this technology is for saving lives and preventing injuries. I just want to raise awareness, he said. I said fine, you know what, I’ll introduce a private member’s bill.”

    Volpe’s bill would force auto manufacturers and importers in Canada to have ESC on all new cars, pickup trucks and SUVs as of six years from the time Bill C-481 is enacted, expected to be about 2013. That, said Volpe, would give the industry plenty of time to prepare, for consumer awareness to grow, and also mirror similar U.S. laws for vehicles made and imported into America.
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  5. stoked says:
    November 24th, 2007 at 2:13 am

    Thanks for the links, readers! Keep them coming.

  6. Shaun & Sarah Oko says:
    November 27th, 2007 at 10:41 pm

    Global Edmonton’s troubleshooter featured a story on us and one other family who is stuck in legal limbo. View video here; Its the Nov 27 Story called ‘put it in park’.

    http://www.canada.com/globaltv/edmonton/features/troubleshooter/index.html#

  7. Media Team says:
    November 28th, 2007 at 1:30 pm

    Great piece on the CBC National on November 27 – thank you Havard and CBC. Another dirty little secret came out that manufacturers are also trying to keep prices for new cars elevated in Canada to prevent used cars from being significantly devalued. Lower prices for used cars means the manufacturers are going to take a significant hit (loss) on their lease returns.

    We also heard that automobile manufacturers are graciously dropping their prices in Canada. What consumers have missed out on is that in the face of declining house prices, mortgage problems and slowing employment growth, vehicle prices are dropping south of the border too.

    Why can’t Canadians have the choice to purchase a vehicle south of the border and bring it into Canada? This is not about protecting auto-workers – in fact, lower prices will likely have the positive impact of creating more demand for vehicles in Canada. Lower prices for vehicles in the States have in many cases prompted Canadians to purchase a car in the US that they might not have necessarily done otherwise.

    Transport Canada – we don’t need unique regulations in Canada to stop us from saving a lot of money and limiting our choice.

  8. Sarah & Shaun Oko says:
    November 30th, 2007 at 4:05 pm
  9. Carl Paquin says:
    December 6th, 2007 at 1:45 pm

    The article “Car Imports from US Hits Record” (see link above) quotes Mr Desrosiers:

    “Buying a vehicle in the States could allow someone to circumvent a federal program that imposes a tax of up to $4,000 on gas guzzlers that use more than 13 litres of fuel per 100 kilometres, he said.

    “It totally destroys the validity of the federal fee-bate. Rather than pay $4,000 fee-bate for a luxury SUV, just go to the States and buy it used and you don’t have to pay it . . . it’s a pretty serious issue,” DesRosiers said.”

    When is this guy ever gonna do his homework? All gas-guzzlers, as he refers to them, are subject to an excise tax based on actual gas mileage of $1000 to $4000 just like gas-guzzlers sold in Canada.

    What is this guy’s real beef. He continues to spew lies and half-truths that smack of a hidden agenda. Mr Desrosiers, if you’re in the business of provinding factual and useful information to the public, do your homework. You have proven time and time again that you are incapable of this and I would suggest that you consider changing careers, perhaps run for office, where your skills at blowing smoke could be put to better use.

  10. Shawn P says:
    December 18th, 2007 at 5:08 pm

    http://www.autonews24h.com/Auto-Industry/2170.html

    Seems someone is going after the auto industry with a class action law suit.

    Maybe they can go after Transport / RIV for changing their standards after the fact!!

  11. guljit says:
    December 20th, 2007 at 6:11 pm

    Congrats to Robert, Serge and everyone else that put in huge effort to get this going in the right direction. We need to get RIV list updated ASAP. So everyone is aware of the changes.

  12. Max says:
    March 13th, 2008 at 2:32 pm

    Hi - just wanted to say good design and blog - cu

  13. Bmw says:
    April 1st, 2008 at 2:56 am

    Coches nuevos con grandes descuentos, Audi, Bmw, Mercedes, Volkswagen, … Noticias, Tunning, Seguros, foros.

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