[karc] Fwd: [RAC-News] RAC Bulletin 2011-024E - RAC Task Force to Seek an Exemption for Ontario Amateurs.

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Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:42:59 -0400
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RAC Bulletin 2011-024E - RAC Task Force to Seek an Exemption for 
Ontario Amateurs.
2011-08-09

At its Annual General Meeting in St. John's, Newfoundland, Radio 
Amateurs of Canada announced that a task force has been formed to 
seek a permanent exemption for Ontario Amateurs from the ban on 
operating mobile devices in a vehicle under Article 5 in Ontario 
Regulation 366/09 made under the Highway Traffic Act. It is also 
commonly known as the Distracted Driving Legislation. The ban would 
take effect on January 1, 2013.

The task force is composed of Steve Pengelly, VE3STV, Former Honorary 
Legal Counsel, Ian Snow, VA3QT, Special Advisor to RAC, Jeff Stewart, 
VA3WXM, Southern Ontario Regional Director, Marcel Mongeon, Honorary 
Legal Counsel, VA3DDD, Geoff Bawden, VE4BAW, President and Chair RAC, 
and ex officio to the Task Force. It is chaired by Bill Unger, VE3XT, 
Ontario North/East Director.

The Task Force has already obtained letters of support from groups 
that we assist ranging from hospitals, communities, agencies and 
NGO's. All of the letters indicate that limiting Radio Amateurs. 
ability to provide communications while mobile would not be in the 
Ontario's best interests. If you would like to submit a letter of 
support from an external group to the RAC Task Force, please contact 
the chair Bill Unger.

The Task Force will present the letters as part of our case to 
Kathleen Wynne, Ontario.s Minister of Transportation, that Amateur 
Radio operators in Ontario should be exempt from this regulation. The 
objective of the Distracted Driving Task Force is to convince the 
Ontario Government that the regulation, as currently written, will 
actually decrease public safety in Ontario.

Amateur Radio Operators provide countless hours of public service 
work in their communities and by doing so we are prepared to assist 
with communications in the event of an overload or total failure or 
the existing telecommunications infrastructure. The change in the 
regulations that RAC will request, would align Ontario with seven 
other provinces and one territory that have introduced exemptions 
which allow Amateurs to operate while mobile.

The RAC Task Force will shortly initiate discussions with officials 
in the Minister's Office on the need for this regulatory change. 
Information on the progress will be updated through the RAC Bulletin 
system, TCA or the RAC Report. If you are interested in assisting 
please contact Bill Unger, VE3XT at ve3xt@xxxxxx

Bill Unger, VE3XT
RAC Director - Ontario North/East
Chair: Task Force - Distracted Driving Legislation/Bill 118


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