Because affordable energy is the core competitive advantage of everything we do in Canadian society: the cost of everything reflects the cost of producing and transporting that thing, and the cost of producing and transporting that thing incurs energy costs.
Read MorePhoto: “Gone to the Dogs” Mike Murchison Below are some of the responses RWN received in response to the March 10th “Commercial Driver Safety Improvement Proposal” submitted by Truckers for Safer Highways. National standard Since truckers cross many borders, only
Read MoreThis compensation slight of hand is great news for gig corporations and brutally bad news for gig workers. In fact, while Bill 88 was presented as “Working to protect workers,” it did not actually define the word “work.” What it will do, however, is enable the creation of a whole new class of Ontarians: the underclass. A government employee between phone calls gets paid even when the phone doesn’t ring; a rideshare driver waiting for a fare will not.
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"As the sun rises, so should your expectations for yourself each and every day," Paul Kearley says. Photo: Douglas Hedemark
Photo: Doug Hedemark Don’t hurry the sunset Let the mountains be Open wide your eyes Drink deep the sea Let there be time oh friend Let there be time for you and me Feel the morning sun Let its passion
Read MoreAs Vladimir Putin wreaks havoc in Ukraine, he rests confident knowing that Canada – one of the world’s most energy-rich nations – remains utterly incapable of doing anything to reduce Europe’s dependence on Russian oil and gas. The Europeans are, after all, the bank for Putin’s military aggression. Europe needs Russian oil and gas and they have no other plausible supplier in sight.
In a slightly different world, Canada would have been in a terrific position to supply Europe with an alternative supply of oil and gas. But, because once upon a time, Justin Trudeau discovered that it was “2015” and Harper was out and he was in, the Trudeau Liberals declared war on Canada’s oil and gas industry.
Read MoreIn his sworn affidavit, Mr. Peckford states: “What I find perhaps the most disturbing is that the federal government has mandated a two-tiered society where one group of people has benefits while another group is disadvantaged. As a person who has chosen not to receive the new medical treatment, I am all of a sudden treated as an outcast, labelled a “racist” and “misogynist”, and as an undesirable person not fit to be seated with vaccinated people on an airplane … The Covid-19 vaccinated are allowed to travel by airplane and to see their families and the unvaccinated are not. This is not the Canada I know and love, and this type of segregation causes me utmost sadness.”
Read MoreSuddenly, I was jolted awake by the truck rocking from side to side. I lay there wondering what had woken me up. Did I imagine something? Was it a dream? Did someone back into me? Was the wind picking up? Where exactly was I? As I lay trying to figure out what was going on, the truck rocked again.
Okay, not a dream, and I’m not imagining this. Where am I? Perhaps someone had backed into me? It does happen in truck stops, seldom causing damage, but both drivers can feel the bump. I thought for a minute, remembering that I was in the Marathon rest area. Being backed into, therefore, wasn’t likely. No evidence of the wind picking up. What in the devil was going on?
Read MoreUnfortunately, it also marks the one year anniversary of the Freedom of Information (FOI) request filed with the City of Toronto, asking how many vehicle for hire drivers have been trained under the mandatory driver training program Council unanimously directed Licensing and Standards staff to re-instate in July, 2019.
One year ago, the answer to our question was “Zero.” Zero drivers have been trained since staff received the direction in 2019.
Today, the answer is still “Zero.” Zero drivers have been trained since we published the FOI response on April 11, 2021.
Read Moreby Hans Wienhold Editor’s Note: All dollar figures in this article are listed in 2002 dollars. I had a job once where I would interview a random sampling of people to get information about their labour market participation. A number
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