Uber's lawsuit against Toronto is the archetypal example of "The Pot calling the Kettle black." Image: Taxi News “Acting in bad faith; discriminating; causing loss of customer base, goodwill and revenues” As a professional humour writer, I can relate when comedians complain that there is no comedy they can write that is as unbelievable as the world we
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Justin Trudeau claims that Net Zero is a major priority for his government. Photo: GM by Dan McTeague Net Zero emissions by 2050. Have you heard this line? It is increasingly hard to miss. Every trendy business, bank, corporation and government boasts about their commitment to it. But what exactly do they mean by it? In
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Citizen journalist Patriot Smoothie. Photo: YouTube “Where is the presumption of innocence?” Citizen journalists provide courtroom summaries on the longest misdemeanor trial in Canada’s history.
Read MoreMaking any sort of recording of a court proceeding in Canada without the express written permission of the Justice is highly illegal and could lead to contempt of court charges and arrest. So, Taxi News has created this “re-enactment” of
Read MoreCould government end your business on a whim? “Looking back, I really wish he had bought a Tim Horton’s franchise instead of a Taxi plate.” This comment by one of Toronto’s “Taxi Widows” a decade ago still rings in my
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Ottawa Courthouse Photo: Wikimedia Commons Are governments in Canada subject to the laws they write?
If so, what are the consequences (if any) when the very bodies that write the statutes willfully ignore them?
Two court cases are proceeding right now. Both are against municipal governments who wrote and ignored laws so cavalierly that they put consumers at risk, and cost thousands of small business people virtually everything they owned.
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"Confessions of a Hamilton Cab Driver" by Hans Wienhold is now availabe on Amazon. Image: Amazon Individual autonomy gradually being replaced by collective authoritarianism Before you read further, I recommend you read these books: For Your Own Good: The Anti-Smoking Crusade and the Tyranny of Public Health, Jacob Sullum Slow Burn: The Great American Antismoking Scam
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Toronto City Council chambers Mayor Olivia Chow’s admirable attempt to cap the number of rideshare vehicles cruising city streets perversely resulted in a halt in the licensing of drivers for Accessible Taxis, perhaps the driver category needed most urgently in Toronto. The Law of
Read MoreBut Net Zero Means Things Will Get Worse by Dan McTeague Canadians for Affordable Energy (CAE) President Dan McTeague applauds the growing number of premiers questioning the announcement on heating oil relief but encourages them to dig deeper on the policy
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