Photo by Ian Cumming. Originally posted to the Ontario Farmer Facebook page, the accompanying text read: “Trucks parked on Wellington Street in Ottawa on January 29, 2022.” “All hands on deck, no idea too crazy, let’s look at absolutely everything,” a 2022 Privy Council memo said of RCMP enforcement on the Truckers’ Freedom Convoy, Blacklocks Reporter reports today. “Let’s look at every law we have.” This extreme
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to media in Halifax at the Liberal caucus retreat on August 26, 2024. Image: CPAC 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum Canada will match American tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles and on heavily subsidized Chinese steel and aluminum imports, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on August 26th. “Today, we’re taking yet another step to ensure
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EV dreams seem more like blue-sky fantasies every day. Photo: Taxi News by Dan McTeague That was the message of the letter I sent to every member of Parliament recently, urging them to drop the “Electric Vehicle Availability Standard” introduced by the Trudeau government late last year. That’s the policy that mandates
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Christine Van Geyn, Litigation Director of the Canadian Constitution Foundation Photo: Twitter Government can be held liable In this video, Christine explains the decision in R v Power, a case where the federal government argued that they have absolute immunity from being sued for damages for unconstitutional laws. The federal government lost
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Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria; Energy Minister Todd Smith; Labour Minister David Piccini; and Port Hope Mayor Olena Hankivsky at the October 20 Electric Vehicles charging station announcement. Photo: RWN Half of Canadians will not even consider an EV Electric vehicles are still too costly and unreliable in winter, Canadian drivers say. On July 31, Blacklock’s Reporter posted coverage of in-house research by the Department of Natural Resources which notes
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Image: City of Toronto Timely justice is one of the hallmarks of a free and democratic society In a decision which will be welcomed by professional drivers, Canadians’ Charter right to a speedy trial applies in traffic court, Blacklock’s Reporter wrote on July 23rd.
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Image: BBC Blind BBC reporter breaking America’s biggest story? U.S. Presidential candidate Donald Trump was shot at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania July 13th. Although the bullet grazed his ear, Trump himself reported on Disclose.tv that he is well and thanks his
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Today, Toronto's Accessible Advisory Committee will receive a presentation based on the premise the Accessible on Demand program can be revived. "It would need to be RESURRECTED, from the DEAD!" an outraged operator said this weekend.
Image: City of Toronto Toronto maintains delusions, illusions over program it killed with Uber Here are the stats (May 2024): 578 accessible plates172 not in use (no vehicle)47 to be replaced <1 yr301 to be replaced <2 yrs That leaves 58 wheelchair accessible vehicles
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Judge orders $219 million compensation over 2016 Uber entry Today, Judge Silvana Conte of the Superior Court of Quebec rendered a historic judgment in class actions ordering the Quebec government to pay more than $219 million in compensation to thousands
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