Justinflation

Western Standard- Border restrictions for unvaccinated truck drivers continue wreaking havoc on farmers, consumers

“These restrictions are punishing farmers who can’t afford to ship their goods, and it’s punishing consumers at the grocery store with inflation. The farmers are reporting that these restrictions are the number one cause of inflation, right now.”

Krayden said during the beginning of the pandemic, there was a border exemption for agri-food shippers, because it was recognized as a critical part of Canada’s infrastructure.

But Krayden said that exemption for agri-food has “essentially been lost,” due to various restrictions that “are superseding the federal government’s own public safety regulations on agri-food being essential.”

The policy prohibiting unvaccinated foreign national truck drivers from entering Canada has been in place since January 15, 2022. The United States has an identical policy for truck drivers in place.

Krayden said the border restrictions have increased trucking rates by 30% to 50% over the last few months, which many farmers have said is leading to price gouging. “That is just one more cost they have to absorb with all the exorbitant inflation on their inputs,” she said.

24 Replies to “Justinflation”

  1. Proof that our .gov’s want us dead…

    What about the poor?

    Two faced lying Liberals…

    1. This shows us that the pandemic ,the vaccine mandates and the lockdowns were enforced as a method of control. The emergencies act was just a demonstration that emphasized who was in charge, Even today Turdeau has restrictions regarding who can leave the country and who can return to the country. This applies to citizens of Canada as well as immigrants and nationals of other countries. I live right on the Canada US border but if I want to cross the bridge to the US I must fill out an “Arrivecan request ” and prove that I am a citizen of Canada, this will allow me to get back into my own country since I have complied and was granted the governments permission to do so. Any Canadian who thinks that they are living in a freely elected Democracy is kidding them selves or they are advocates of Sunny Ways and nice hair cuts.

  2. Restricting supply is not inflation. Increases in prices is not inflation. Price increases are a symptom of inflation. Increasing the money supply is inflation.

    1. ….and a corresponding decrease in the purchasing power of the money you have to spend.
      I noticed our neighbor quit driving their secondary vehicle, “simply couldn’t afford to run both cars” my neighbor explained.

  3. Fuel is way up too. Can’t find trucks. Can’t find trailers. Can’t find mechanics to work on your equipment, most shops are a month out.

    We are in a demographic driver bomb. A huge percentage of drivers are baby boomers. Between their age, electronic logs (down south, and soon to be in Canada too), and vaccine requirements many quit the industry or retired.

    The younger guys simply don’t want to be truck drivers. Long hours on the road. You might even need to get your hands dirty.

    Then you have the emissions systems on trucks. 2003 introduced EGR. 2008 DPF . 2010 DEF. Each brought its own cost up front and in maintenance. Only recently have MPGs been improving.

    June was the third month so far this year that was my best month ever. Gross around 43.5k. Net profit should be around 23k-24k. I’d love to add trucks, but see above

    1. I considered it. Rejected because of too much state oversight and regulation.
      Oh, and I remember when you were a nurse.

    2. Yea well, the coming shortage of DEF is gonna put a major crimp in Trucking right across the Continent.

      Hello bells, GMC Dealerships are bereft of DEF Tanks…2-3 month wait..and often only half what they ordered. New trucks being bought – delivery 10-12 weeks later without an entertainment system or DIC.

      I fear this is only the beginning…..FOOD will be the biggy.

      My money is on my Compatriots in Holland & those in the US…that’s where the Real Revolts will begin – Folks that lived under and/or fought the NAZI’s……cause sure as shit, it won’t happen here in this country of useless Wankers.

  4. Turd face needs to punish THOSE PEOPLE.. They made him look bad.. Cant have that..

    1. He needs to especially go after Tamara Lich because she’s an uppity female who made him look bad and we all know he really hates uppity women.

      1. Especially uppity women who happen to have some indigenous ancestry; they’re just not staying on the reserve like he knows they should.

  5. L – Your provincial Premier is raising hell over this or playing surrender monkey to Trudeau?

    Trudeau’s regime’s vaxx mandate is an agreement with the Biden/Demoncrat White House.

    Co-operative Federalism depends on provincial premiers using a bad P.M. as a football,
    and rallying their voters to the cause. Agriculture is grown/raised/distributed in both countries that pricing of inputs and weather allow; but it’s only eaten by the voter/consumer who expects to be able to feed themselves and their families. That is up until now !

    Sliding the U.S./Canada into 3rd world status is the plan of Stumblin’ Joe and Trudeau, the petulant tyrant. Food as a weapon? Now done under the auspices of health, that is truly malice aforethought and gallows worthy.

    But Peter Pepper and the Premiers(the real fed. Opposition) have been strangely silent on this.
    Oh right, they get to eat in government cafeterias and at the public trough !

  6. Biden Administration releases info on July 4th 2022 BBQs.

    Planning a cookout this year? Ketchup on the news (cause there’s a shortage of tomato ketchup). The cost of a 4th July BBQ is up substantially from last year. But don’t worry gasoline is so expensive you can’t afford to drive to a friend’s BBQ, thus saving you money.

    Hot dog, the Biden economic plan is working and has replaced meat with reconstituted vegetable products grown on Will Gaits farms.

    That’s something that Jill and I relish.

    Happy Halloween everyone.

  7. Orchestrated. They want you dead or at least jonesing for a plate of Crickets for Mama Gaia’s sake. What is everyone waiting for – a personal text message??? Good grief!!! This isn’t a North American thang it’s Global. Think about it…a baby formula shortage in the United States of all places??? HUH????? Pretty big clue.
    Everyone betrayed us and worked us over like rented mules (yeah, I’m looking at you Rempel) so there’s no one to turn to. Fair elections? Fuggetaboutit. They’re conniving to rig it right now as we speak.
    Quit whining…prep up. If you’re wrong and somehow things return to some semblance of normalcy…fantastic!!! Donate it all to a food bank and pick up your Mother Theresa Humanitarian award on your way out.
    Win win.

  8. Supply chain crumbling. Hospitals overwhelmed. Air travel chaos. Never a whisper of how all the fired workers play into the equation. A fellow I know, his wife works for the local municipality, remotely. May 23rd was the deadline to take the jab. She resisted, still working and nothing said about this supposed ‘red line’. The municipality is ‘up the creek’ in my simpleton understanding. After squeezing all the other workers to take the jab or resign now they allow her to continue.

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