I have taken to identifying myself in recent columns as “one of the most protested political staffers in Canada’s history.” I am not sure this is a title to which anyone really wants to lay claim, but I’m putting this
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No metal Toronto plate, no 10 centimeter-high door numbers, no stickers, no emergency amber light, and no meter….a real Taxi driver would be fined hundreds of dollars for driving without City regalia. Bandit cabs are not monitored by Licensing and
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The OPP action to clear protesters from the Ambassador Bridge February 13th, 2022 was clearly professionally planned and executed. Photo: Global News/YouTube Watching the Public Order Emergency Commission hearings this week, I can’t help but recall the day the Ontario
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Ottawa City Manager Steve Kanellakos testified that at agreement to move the Freedom Convoy from downtown Ottawa had been reached the day before Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act. Photo: POEC website Ottawa City Manager Steve Kanellakos told the Public Order
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As we close the first week of hearings at the Public Order Emergency Commission, I think it’s a good time to dedicate Road Warrior News’ Sunday Guest Contribution page to postings related to the topic. Last winter, a group of
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Mandy England was part of a team of legal counsel representing the province of Alberta at the Public Order Emergency Commission on October 13th. Photo: POEC livestream Alberta did not need special powers under the Emergencies Act to clear the
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Public hearings for the Public Order Emergency Commission will begin on Thursday, October 13, 2022, in the Bambrick Room at 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa. The six weeks of public hearings are expected to conclude on November 25.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Cabinet decided to invoke the Emergencies Act on February 14th, 2022 in response to the Truckers’ “Freedom Convoy” which saw Truckers and their supporters camped out in downtown Ottawa for several days to protest COVID-19 mandates, lockdowns, and the forced release of private medical information.
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Michel Anthony, a Blue Line driver in Durham, has been working all Thanksgiving weekend and was still working today when Taxi News caught up with him at Price’s Country Market in Bowmanville, picking up a few last minute groceries. “The
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I am trying hard to find balance in my mind between two goals set by Toronto: on-demand Accessible Taxi service for members of the disabled community, and Net-Zero emissions.
Unfortunately, it seems that as Toronto hopes to move forward toward its goal of Net-Zero emissions, the goal of on-demand Accessible Taxi service is demonstrably, measurably being pushed in reverse.
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