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“It’s as though they are trying to drive us insane” says police officer sent home without pay over COVID mandate

June 20, 2022 Rita Smith

“It’s as though they are trying to drive us insane – to make us crazy,” says a Toronto police officer who was sent home without pay last November because he declined to comply with the force’s COVID-19 mandate.

“How do they have the authority to do this – send us home, call us back, tell us we are responsible for our own pension contributions? This period of time has cost me $80,000!” the officer exclaims. “Now we are being called back like nothing happened.”

Roman Baber calls James Topp “a true Canadian hero,” 22 MPs agree to meet with Topps in Ottawa

June 18, 2022 Rita Smith

“I understand James’ position and frustration. I too was ‘relieved of my position’ in the Ontario PC caucus for speaking out against my own government policies of lockdowns and medical segregation, and I continue to speak out against these draconian practices.

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DriveWise VFH simulator training launches in Toronto on June 21st

June 17, 2022 Rita Smith

DriveWise’s Solutions Manager Samantha Clarke and one of the mobile training units. Photo: RWN On June 21st, DriveWise will launch its first session training Vehicle for Hire (VFH) drivers in Toronto. Taxi News visited the DriveWise central facility in Barrie,

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“Landing the whole snotball” for new COVID rules is exactly as gross as it sounds

June 15, 2022 Rita Smith

“We always have bad news we have to get out there,” she said. “If we send bad news out all on its own, it will attract too much negative attention. So, we want to bury it as one short sentence in a good news release.

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Canada “suspends” vaccine mandates for travellers

June 15, 2022 Rita Smith

Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government announced on June 14^th that it will “suspend” vaccine mandates for travellers.

“As of June 20, it will suspend vaccination requirements for domestic and outbound travel, federally regulated transportation sectors and federal government employees,” the media release reads.

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Will fraudsters running fake Truck driving schools face charges if deaths were caused?

June 13, 2022 Rita Smith

Fraudsters running fake Truck driving schools and creating counterfeit documents should be held responsible for any deaths they may have caused, says safety advocate Richard Deschamps.

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“We have to hope Ford lives up to his promises” safety advocate for northern highways says

June 6, 2022 Rita Smith

“Now, we have to hope Doug Ford lives up to his campaign promises,” says Richard Deschamps.

“We really need Doug Ford to be thinking about the Trans-Canada highway. If British Columbia can 4-lane it through the mountains, why can’t Ontario get it done?”

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Still sharp after 94 years: retired Trucker receives special birthday gift from his family

June 4, 2022 Rita Smith

Al Carmichael received a special gift for his 94th birthday: the transfer of one of his best professional photos, painted by hand onto a keepsake saw by artist Waldi de Souza of Bancroft, Ontario. All photos courtesy of Sharon Carmichael

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DriveWise Canada now approved as trainer in Toronto’s Vehicle for Hire program

June 3, 2022 Rita Smith

DriveWise Canada has been selected as the second training company approved to deliver the City of Toronto’s Vehicle for Hire program.

“We are pretty excited to have been selected,” Lesley de Repentigny, DriveWise’s president told Taxi News on June 3^rd. “It’s good news for us, but also for drivers and people in Toronto, to have trained drivers on the road.

“We worked with the City to revise our program and ensure it includes all the elements Toronto was looking for; now, we are officially approved and opened up enrollment for the first class, which will begin on June 21^st.”