Dutch farmers, inspired by Canadian Truckers, surprised the world and shocked the sitting government by winning provincial elections on March 16. Photo: Patriot Smoothie, Facebook The newly-formed Farmers’ party has stunned Dutch politics, and is set to be the biggest
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Photo: Mike Murchison A note from David Walmsley, Editor-in-Chief of The Globe and Mail “Revelations from the author of this opinion piece formed the backbone of our news stories that there is foreign interference in our political system at all
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Uber Technologies shares are expected to head higher this week after a US court allowed it and other ride-sharing and deliver app companies like Lyft, DoorDash and Grubhub to treat their workers as independent contractors rather than employees, reports Oliver Haill of financial site Proactive.
Despite many worker groups opposing the measure for denying them nearly all employee rights, including sick leave, a Californian district court of appeal ruled that the labour proposal known as Proposition 22 was largely constitutional, Haill wrote on March 13th. This overturned a decision by another California court last year that the initiative violated the state’s constitution.
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Ottawa Court House Photo: Wikimedia Commons Decision possible autumn 2023 or winter 2024 Taxi News has received numerous questions on the status of the Ottawa Taxi trial, which completed the liability portion of the Class Action proceedings in late February.
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“In the office, under the Hood, or behind the Wheel. We’re all pieces of the puzzle,” is the motto of the Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada. Follow the WTFC on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/WTFC2015/ On Twitter at https://twitter.com/WTFC7 And on the
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The Ontario government has approved the Terms of Reference designed and submitted by Webequie First Nation and Marten Falls First Nation for an all-season, multi-use road connecting to the proposed Ring of Fire mining development area.
Webequie First Nation and Marten Falls First Nation are each leading their own community road Environmental Assessments and are working together on the Environmental Assessment for the Northern Road Link.
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Image: MTO The Ontario government is currently reviewing submissions received on the “2+1 highway pilot” on Highway 11 north of North Bay. “The RFP (request for proposals) for consultant to undertake the design and environmental assessment was issued in November
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau answered questions about possible Chinese interference in Canadian elections on February 27, 2023. Photo: CPAC/YouTube $1.000.000 donation from the CCP to the Trudeau Foundation = No problem $50 donation to the #FreedomConvoy peaceful protest and you
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Air brake learning modules are being proposed as an alternative to the air brake renewal knowledge test. The proposed fee for the learning modules is $16.00, consistent with the air brake knowledge test.
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