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Maislin collapse exposes the cost of a Canadian trucking empire
In a reminiscence on Maislin, the writer laments the late 1960s hiring and recalls a Toronto freight terminal. The piece argues mismanagement, excessive debt, and federal bailouts led to layoffs, unpaid wages, seized trucks, and a near-zero net worth, with public funds draining the economy and workers paying the price.
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Maislin
Toronto
Yonge Street
Yonge
Bears
Feds
Bank of Commerce
Alan Maislin
U.S
Gateway Transport
Quinn Freight Lines
Marc Lalonde
Jean Chretien
Quebec
House of Cards
Canadair