RE: “Waymo will run screaming from Toronto,” October 16 Dear Rita, As usual, excellent piece. Last night City TV referred to Waymo as a taxi company allowed to run around on the streets of Toronto. As a cab owner FORCED
Read MoreRhythm is sound given shape Let me talk to you about rhythm. It is the word we use for music. The word we use for dance. The word we use for the drum. But rhythm is none of those things.
Read MoreMapping, testing to begin under Automated Vehicle Pilot Program The office of Ontario’s Minister of Transportation contacted Canadian Taxi Association president Marc Andre Way on October 15th to inform him that Waymo has been approved under the Automated Vehicle Pilot
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Frustration over traffic congestion and gridlock has been identified as the single largest issue in the current mayoralty race. However, given the choice of any Ontario city in which to test its technology against the Canadian winter, Waymo chooses Toronto. It's unbelieveable. Image: City-TV/YouTube
I bet $100 Waymo won’t be working by 2029 Shoot me now. I can’t even – I cannot – I cannot take seriously today’s announcement that Waymo has been approved to start testing Toronto. Please, God, the bullshit has to
Read MoreProposed change will allow northwest Ontario to align with Manitoba On October 13th, the Ontario government announced that it ntends to make daylight saving time permanent in Kenora and the northwestern regions of Ontario that have historically been aligned with
Read MoreIt’s not about safety; it’s about devolution Hamilton has decided to go full steam ahead with the destruction of one of Hamilton’s last one-way thoroughfares. For those who have lived in Hamilton for many decades this is a tragedy. THIS
Read MoreGratitude is a posture, not a season We gave it a day. One day. One meal. One moment of saying thank you. Then three hundred and sixty-four days of wanting more. That is not thanksgiving. That is an annual appointment.
Read MorePremier Danielle Smith has suspended Alberta’s provincial gas tax. Now it’s time for every other Premier to follow. Starting October 1, Alberta drivers will save 13 cents a litre on gasoline and diesel, almost $8 on a 60-litre fill-up. After
Read MoreCalifornia case a landmark On October 1st, California Attorney General Rob Bonta alongside the City Attorneys of San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles announced a $272.5 million settlement with rideshare company Lyft, resolving allegations that between 2016 and 2020,
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Mark Carney embraces European Union Commission president Ursula Von Der Layden after she welcomes "dear Mark" to start the process of becoming an eventual "Associate Member" of the European Union. Image: CPAC/YouTube
This week’s brutal news that hundreds of workers are being laid off from their jobs at Stelco underscores the terrible mistake Canadians are making in the way we are framing the tariff debate. Media reports tend to position the situation
Read MoreOttawa October 1 safety event for drivers When you’re walking or cycling near a large vehicle, can the driver see you? Come experience an interactive blind spot demonstration and learn how to stay safe and visible on the road. Discover
Read MoreCompetition believes the world is a fixed pot Let me talk to you about competition. They told us life is a race. They told us someone must win so that others may lose. They gave us report cards, rankings, leagues,
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