The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez was named Canada’s new Minister of Transport in the July 26th cabinet shuffle. Rodriguez, long-time Member of Parliament for Honore-Mercier, serves as Prime Minister’s chief Quebecadvisor and organizer. He recently helmed the passage of the contentious
Read MoreEditor’s Note: Mike Murchison’s writings and photos have been the bedrock of Road Warrior News since we started publishing in 2021. A professional Truck driver living in Alberta who has spent decades driving around the western United States and Canada,
Read MoreOn July 19th, Peel Region Police released information on dozens of charges laid as part of “Project BigRig,” a scheme which involved a gang of men who stole tractor-trailers and sold their contents. In March, a joint task force was
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Ontario has 8 inspectors to cover 550 career colleges over an area the size of Texas. In addition to about 200 Trucking schools, there are about 350 other college including hairstyling and massage. Image: Daily Hive
Ontario has eight inspectors to keep tabs on 555 career colleges across the province.
Industry professionals who are watching the ongoing Ontario/Quebec “fake trucking school” court case were appalled to learn how few inspectors the province has keeping tabs on an exploding number of career colleges. The Ministry of Colleges and Universities, which regulates all career colleges including Trucking, told Road Warrior News in an email that it currently has no plans to hire additional inspectors.
Read MoreThe July 4th and 5th court proceedings in Metro Taxi vs City of Ottawa have been postponed and will not take place this week as originally scheduled and announced.
“I am still involved with my civil jury trial,” Justice Michael Smith informed legal counsel for both sides in an email on Friday, June 30th.
“As such, the oral submissions that were scheduled to proceed on Tuesday and Wednesday (July 4 and 5) will have to be rescheduled. I will ask the trial coordination office to reach out to you and reschedule the hearing. Thank you. M. Smith J.”
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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
Participants eligible for $1,000 for transportation and childcare support, $300 for equipment, $400 weekly allowance On June 27th, the Ontario government announced that it is investing $1.3 million to prepare 54 women, newcomers and others from underrepresented groups for in-demand
Read MoreChow has already acknowledged that the special treatment given to Uber was unfair, and that the ground transportation industry needs reform Olivia Chow is Toronto’s new mayor. Chow, a former City Councillor, widow of federal New Democratic Party (NDP) leader
Read MoreJuly 4th and 5th have been reserved for oral submissions in the Metro Taxi vs City of Ottawa trial. Observers expect that a decision from the judge on the liability issue will come in the late fall 2023 or winter of 2024.
Following Judge Smith’s s decision on liability, there will the be evidence and argument over damages.
If the City of Ottawa is found liable, the judgement could be as much as $215,000,000, plus pre-and post-judgment interest, plus costs.
The questions and answers used as Toronto’s Vehicle for Hire (VFH) testing program have been collected and posted to several sites on YouTube.
“All questions a real test questions, collected from those who took the test recently,” says to opening slide of Simplifoo’s YouTube page. “Hope this will definitely help you.”
Another site, run by Maple Leaf Tamil, has more than 10,000 views.
Because the VFH test is administered to drivers using their own cell phones to take the test, drivers could keep YouTube open during the test to check for the correct answer.
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