Canada’s vehicle manufacturers
and auto dealers formally called for the end of the federal electric vehicle sales mandates
brought in by the government in 2023, potentially making charging stations like this Ivy unit obsolete before they see much use. The call to end the mandates comes in the wake of the
federal government ending electric vehicle incentives under the federal iZEV program
yesterday, and a failure to build adequate public charging infrastructure in Canada. Photo: Taxi News
“Federal government’s mandated ZEV sales targets are increasingly unrealistic and must end“ On January 14th on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada’s vehicle manufacturers and auto dealers formally called for the end of the federal electric vehicle sales mandates brought in
Read MoreHandy will pay $2.95M, make changes to its business practices The Federal Trade Commission, along with the New York Attorney General, are taking action against gig economy company Handy Technologies for making a broad array of deceptive claims about how much money
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Bikers’ Church sits atop a T-intersection. Note the two adults at street level, bottom right corner. This building is colossal. Photo by Donna Lafromboise, July 2023
Ottawa’s Bikers’ Church opened its doors when so many remained closed by Donna Laframboise On the outside, Capital City Bikers’ Church is hulking, uninviting, intimidating. Towering brick walls, and lots of stairs to climb before reaching the main entrance. Built
Read MoreThe Accessible Fund whereby one segment of the industry is MADE to pay for another is just insane By Andy Réti For over 30 years, I was making deputations at City Hall in the mistaken belief that just “this time
Read MoreFTC discusses junk fees, tricking customers, deceiving drivers Junk fees, tricking customers, deceiving drivers, and damaging the reputation and revenues of partners in order to drive scale and accelerate growth are just some of the aspects of “predatory pricing,” as
Read MoreHarms to diners, workers, and small businesses Company to pay $25 million, end junk fees and back up earnings claims to resolve charges of consumer protection and competition law violations Grubhub will pay $25 million to settle charges from the Federal Trade
Read MoreCanada’s Finance Minister posts open letter on X resigning her portfolio “Dear Prime Minister, It has been the honour of my life to serve in government, working for Canada and Canadians. We have accomplished a lot together. On Friday, you
Read MoreIf they didn’t have double standards, they’d have no standards at all The twenty-ninth edition of the U.N. Climate Change Committee’s annual “Conference of the Parties,” also known as COP29, wrapped up recently, and I must say, it seemed a
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