Trucker Chris Barber and musician Tamara Lich have become Canadian folk heroes since their involvement in the Freedom Convoy in 2022. Image: CBC
Thoughtful analysis by Bryan Moir by Donna Laframboise Regarding the Tamara Lich and Chris Barber sentencing this past week, Bryan Moir provides some thoughtful commentary at: When Freedom Becomes Mischief. Here are a few quotes: “That paradox — that Canadians who
Read MoreCanada is in a tough spot. Canola farmers are struggling due to tariffs imposed by China in response to Canada’s 100% tariff on Chinese EVs. The Carney government is currently reviewing Canada’s position on Chinese EVs. If the tariffs are
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The only reason Truckers needed to take to the streets of Ottawa one year ago to protest Canada’s vaccine mandates was because the groups who actually get paid to oppose government bailed completely on their jobs.
Here is a list of well-established, well-organized, well-spoken, well-funded professional groups whose purpose on this planet is to speak truth to power. Remember, had any of these groups done the job they get paid to do (mostly by taxpayers) there would have been no need for the Truckers to spend their own money driving across the nation to protest in Ottawa.
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Technology was supposed to make ground transportation safer....no one predicted hackers would figure out how to scam Uber, Lyft, and Instacart. Image: Instagram
Nothing has changed since 5 year old girl went missing Toronto received a gift last March, in the form of a dumb lucky near-miss. A five-year-old girl went missing in an Uber, and when the girls’ mother and Toronto Police
Read MoreTrust Canadians to make their own decisions; let the market decide by Dan McTeague To anyone who thought that the Liberals’ decision to postpone enforcement of their Electric Vehicle (EV) mandate by one year was part of a well-thought-out plan
Read MoreHow I turned stress into strength by Paul Kearley Stress has a way of creeping in quietly, then suddenly overwhelming everything. For me, it came during a particularly difficult period—an incident that at first seemed manageable but soon took over
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Blue Line Taxi driver Mike Ryan (1964-2022) was a smart, hard-working entrepreneur, beloved by his wife Linda, his family and friends and admired by professional colleagues. Image: supplied
Two Taxi trials launched on one day….what are the odds? My stomach is churning. Belatedly, I read Michelle Mandel’s update news clip from the Toronto Sun about the killer of beloved Oshawa cabbie Mike Ryan. Memories of the trial replay
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Toronto police investigate at the site of one of 16 speed cameras which were sawed down overnight on September 8/9. Image: CTV
16 cameras sawed down in one night: someone is upset After 30 more speed cameras were destroyed last week in Toronto, Doug Ford wants them all gone. He is not alone. In April, Alberta’s United Conservative government moved to phase
Read MoreWouldn’t it make more sense to improve public transit? by Peter Pellier Unsurprisingly, Prime Minister Mark Carney scrapped a key component of his government’s EV mandate; namely, that in 2026, 20 per cent of all new cars sold be electric.
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