Livestock truckers express safety concerns outside Ontario meat processing plants - News Summed Up

Livestock truckers express safety concerns outside Ontario meat processing plants


It's so tense, the co-owner of the trucking company connected to the death of a woman killed in June at an Ontario processing plant is speaking out for the first time about safety concerns. The demonstrations have become more frequent since Bill 156 was introduced by Agriculture Minister and Oxford MPP Ernie Hardeman in 2019. But for truck drivers, Jutzi says the vitriol feels different because they have a job to do. (Jonathan Castell/CBC)Bill 156 opens for public input this monthBoth the farming community and animal rights activists will be able weigh in on Bill 156 later this month. "I think Bill 156 is the answer to our problems right now, he said.


Source: CBC News August 09, 2020 09:00 UTC



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