Click on these links to read Part One and Part Three of this series. *** by David Anderson As stated in part one of this series, a union’s purpose is to balance the needs and desires of the corporation and
Read MoreClick on these links to read Part One and Part Two of this series. *** by David Anderson Canada once understood what it meant to be fierce, to defend sacred boundaries. The good life and relative peace existing for generations
Read Moreby Harvey Spiegel. Q.C. Superior Court Of Justice Toronto,Ontario, Retired On Nov. 18 2014, at a press conference announcing the City’s application to restrain all Uber operations in Toronto, Tracey Cook, the executive director of Municipal Licensing and Standards Division
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“I am not shocked at what has been revealed by the Uber Files. I experienced that everyday so why would I be surprised?” said Ejaz Butts, General Secretary of The International Alliance of App-based Transport Workers (IAAWT).
“If there is anything I feel on reading all the details it is simply that I am also now appalled by the number of people who participated and continued to participate in this criminal violation of the rights of workers and ordinary people.”
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Uber’s relationship with its 6000-or so New Zealand drivers is one of servility, intense control and oppressive provisions, the court heard in final submissions in a major case seeking to have drivers declared employees of the global rideshare company.
The company’s claims that it had no control over drivers were “fictional”, Chief Judge Christina Inglis heard last week. The idea that it was merely a facilitator and match-maker for drivers and passengers was “bogus”. Its written terms of engagement with drivers were “difficult and obscure” even for experienced lawyers; indeed, the company’s own witnesses in the case didn’t appear to understand the terms, said lawyer Peter Cranney, appearing for First Union and E tū, the plaintiffs in the case.
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But we also have any number of other policies and legislation implemented and supported by the federal government to discourage or prevent exploration and development of Canada’s abundant oil and gas resources. These are resources that, if exploited properly, would make energy in Canada more affordable for all. The Trudeau/Singh cabal don’t want them exploited though. They want them locked in the ground.
The surest way for them to do that is to make it nearly impossible to build pipelines: the lack of new pipeline infrastructure in Canada means we can’t move more oil and gas – either within Canada, to the US, or to our coasts to go abroad. Existing pipes are full, so producers can’t produce more to put in them. But the market wants more product.
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Transition from what? Transition to what?
Daring to ask what we are transitioning from prompts a lot of anger, for it dares to question the premise that what we have is bad. Key to just transition thinking is that everything past is a problem. This lends weight to the sense of urgency for transition to something good. And what will good be? Incredibly, the goal is a country – and a planet – where people don’t use fossil fuels.
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On the eve of the convoy’s arrival in Ottawa, the streets felt more like a party than a protest. Honks, diesel exhaust, and excitement filled the air. Drivers rounded city blocks blaring their horns, blasting music, and shouting “Freedom!” as they passed cheering gaggles on the sidewalks. The early arrivals—truckers who showed up on their own rather than in the several convoys set to descend on Canada’s capital— staked positions on Wellington St. and its immediate side streets. Many of them wouldn’t leave those spots for three weeks. The scene indoors was just as vibrant. People who only knew each other from Facebook and Telegram groups met for the first time and embraced. Hotels that had sat empty for much of the previous two years filled up.
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On July 1st, European Parliament member Christine Anderson published this message:
“Dear Canadian friends and fellow campaigners!
Today is the 1st of July – Canada Day – the national holiday of your beautiful country.
I was very honored when I received an invitation from representatives of your courageous and steadfast freedom movement – the Canadian Freedom Truckers – to this year’s Canada Day to join you all in the celebrations today in Ottawa.
But unfortunately, I was not allowed to enter Canada because my status as a consistent unvaccinated person prevents this.
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