Author: Rita Smith

All of these brave men got together on May 28th to announce they are improving their internal combustion engines. There was not a Net-Zero politician to be seen. Subaru: Atsushi Osaki, Representative Director, President and CEO; Tetsuo Fujinuki, Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer and CTO; Toyota: Koji Sato, President, Member of the Board of Directors and CEO; Hiroki Nakajima, Executive Vice President and CTO; Mazda: Masahiro Moro, Representative Director, President and CEO; Ichiro Hirose, Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer and CTO Photo: Toyota
Canada 2.0Democracy & GovernmentOpinion/Column

TWO breaths of fresh air in one weekend!

Rita Smith

Medical doctor, auto builders offer truth on COVID, combustion engines Before virtually all mainstream news was obvious propaganda, back when politicians used to spin but not blatantly lie, in the days when you could breathe air without being gaslit, brave

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Joseph Rucci of Conway Litigation presented the firm's overview on the recent Ottawa lawsuit at the May 30 CTA Zoom webinar. Image: CTA
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Conway and legal team on CTA Zoom

Rita Smith

“Uber was a bandit Taxi company” and “Ottawa was negligent” groundbreaking statements Tom Conway made two key points in his opening remarks on the May 30 CTA Zoom webinar. He and his legal team took two hours to explain the

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It is very rare for the Northern Lights to be visible so far south in Canada, and even in populated areas where light from human activity lightens the sky. The Northern Lights may be visible on May 31st for the second time in a month. Photo: J Vukadinovic
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LOOK UP on the drive tonight

Rita Smith

Northern Lights may again be visible in the south May 31 For the second time in the month of May, 2024, the Northern Lights may be visible as far south as the mid-western United States. Residents in the southern parts

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Rita Smith has contacted the McDonald-Laurier Institute in order to sign the Ottawa Declaration on Journalism on behalf of Taxi News and Road Warrior News. Image: MLI
Canada 2.0Democracy & GovernmentMedia release

The Ottawa Declaration on Canadian Journalism

Rita Smith

Taxi News, Road Warrior News will never accept government subsidies On May 30, 2024, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI) unveiled The Ottawa Declaration, a public call by some of Canada’s leading independent news and current affairs outlets for the media industry

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Conway Litigation is the law firm responsible for the Taxi industry victory in the Metro Taxi vs City of Ottawa lawsuit in the decision released May 13th. Image: Conway Litigation
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Tom Conway to join May 30 CTA Zoom webinar

Rita Smith

Last-minute scheduling change allows Ottawa lead counsel to join Updated May 30th: With information on Tom Conway’s appearance ***** Conway Litigation’s lead counsel Tom Conway is expected to join the CTA Zoom Webinar today. He will bring short remarks. Conway

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Plaintiff and CTA president Marc Andre Way spoke to media on May 13, 2024 after the court decided Ottawa was "negligent' in failing to enforce its own laws against Uber. Photo: Taxi News
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Taxi industry class action victory a win for the rule of law

Rita Smith

“Uber was a bandit taxi company.” The idea that Superior Court Justice Marc Smith made this very plain statement in his May 13 judgment is good news for Canada. The class action lawsuit, Metro Taxi v City of Ottawa, was

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David Foster of Calgary's Ambassador Limousine Service was presented with the "White Hat Award" as 2024 Driver of the Year by Tourism Calgary. Image: White Hat Awards
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David Foster named Calgary’s “Driver of the Year”

Rita Smith

80-year-old limo driver presented with White Hat Award “That was just about the longest walk ever, with a whole auditorium of people watching your every step!” laughs David Foster. “We were up on the first balcony, so when they finally

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Windsor-Detroit Ambassador Bridge Photo: Detroit Historical Society
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CARM compared to ArriveCan

Rita Smith

“A rushed system deployed to solve a non-existent problem“ In a May 22 news release, the  Government of Canada announced that it has amended the Order that brings into force the final legislative changes for the Canada Border Services Agency

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