Toronto should lead by example, “shop local” Four Toronto Vehicle for Hire (VFH) firms have written a letter asking Toronto to extend its “shop local” policy to ground transportation services. Kristine Hubbard of Beck Taxi; Abdul Mohamoud of Co-op Cabs;
Read MoreAlberta lawyer Jeffrey Rath says a delegate is planning to travel to D.C. to pitch President Trump on Alberta statehood. “It’s quite evident that we’re being governed by idiots in Ottawa… there’s a number of us in Alberta that have
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Serve Robotics, the Uber spinout that builds autonomous sidewalk delivery robots, is expanding its partnership with Uber Eats.
City Hall Watcher Matt Elliott writes that Serve Robotics, a California company spun off from Postmates and now claiming to have achieved “Level 4” autonomy with its fleet of delivery robots, has hired Global Public Affairs’ Vince Amodeo to lobby about “regulation
Read MoreWorking to end modern-day slavery On February 22nd, National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Know Human Trafficking officially announced its founding board members. “Their dedication and passion have been the driving force behind our mission to shine a light on human
Read More“The City is part of the congestion problem” The number of curb lane cafés in Toronto has dropped by 64 per cent, City staff report. In 2024, there were 304 curb lane cafés as part of CaféTO, compared with 837
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Womens' Trucking Federation Canada CEO Shelley Walker at a 2023 announcement. Walker is also CEO of Know Human Trafficking, which is supported by the Trucking industry. Photo: RWN
Transportation, Colleges, Justice ministers, Northern NDP members need team approach to safety UPDATE: This article was updated at 11pm February 28th with comment from the Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada, and a new photo. Newly-elected Premier Doug Ford should waste
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Conservative Doug Ford; Green Party Mike Schreiner; NDP Leader Marit Stiles; Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie squared off at the Ontario Leaders' debate on February 17th. Image: CPAC
Justin Trudeau’s announcement yesterday of a High Speed Train from Toronto to Quebec City sounded like a counter-balance to Doug Ford’s $150 billion Brampton-Scarborough tunnel. It feels like we are engaged in some kind of political fantasy one-upping exercise, in
Read More“No date set at this time” in fake Trucking school trial The long-awaited sentencing hearing for Gurpreet Singh and Gurvinder Singh scheduled to occur February 14th did not take place. Road Warrior News assigned a reporter to be at the
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On January 6th, Justin Trudeau announced that he intends to step down as Liberal party leader and Prime Minister. In these remarks, he also noted that he asked Governor General Mary Simon to prorogue Parliament so that the Liberals could select a new leader; this statement is being used as evidence in court that he is not acting in the best interests of Canada, but of the Liberal Party. Image: CBC
“What’s stopping the next Prime Minister from proroguing indefinitely?” Canada’s historic prorogation court hearings wrapped up on February 14th. Chief Justice Paul S. Crampton listened to arguments from the Justice Centre for Constitional Freedoms on February 13th, and then from
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