OTTAWA — Labour standards in Canada’s trucking sector are under scrutiny as a House of Commons committee launched a study of the issue this week and the Bloc Québécois called on the government to end what it calls exploitative practices.

The transport committee is studying an industry business model known as “Driver Inc.,” in which transport companies classify drivers as independent contractors rather than employees.

“The unfortunate truth about this scam is that bad actors are not only winning, they are also taking over the industry and the Canadian supply chain,” Canadian Trucking Alliance president and CEO Stephen Laskowski said at the committee meeting.

Laskowski said these drivers are “virtually indistinguishable” from traditional employees because they don’t own or lease their veh

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