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Ontario has 8 inspectors to cover 550 career colleges over an area the size of Texas. In addition to about 200 Trucking schools, there are about 350 other college including hairstyling and massage. Image: Daily Hive

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IBC report highlights lack of Trucking school oversight

April 11, 2024 Guest Contributor

IBC report a huge contribution to improving Truck driver training, TTSAO says The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has made a tremendously important contribution to the discussion of Truck driver training and safety with the April 9th release of its

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IBC says urgent action needed for commercial truck driver training

April 9, 2024 Guest Contributor

TTSAO concurs: there are shortfalls New commercial truck drivers who have not received adequate training are putting the safety of Canada’s roads and highways in jeopardy, according to a report released today. IBC has been pleased to work in cooperation with

"An increase in tourism combined with less than three minutes of darkness is not an emergency. If it were, New Year’s Eve, the Toronto International Film Festival, many protests and other large community events would all be emergencies," Christine Van Geyn noted in a recent editorial. Photo: Niagara Falls Tours

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CCF seeks judicial review of Niagara’s unlawful solar eclipse “emergency”

April 7, 2024 Guest Contributor

“Emergency” in law must remain narrow: CCF NIAGARA REGION – The Canadian Constitution Foundation (the “CCF”) filed a notice of application for judicial review in Ontario’s Divisional Court on Thursday seeking an order quashing the unlawful declaration of a State

HOVR celebrated its business launch on May 2, 2024. Toronto's Licensing division has not yet approved the licensing of its drivers. Image: Earla Philips

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New rideshare HOVR launching in Toronto

April 2, 2024 Guest Contributor

Launch date May 2nd Updated May 3rd 2024 with launch event photo HOVR, a membership-based rideshare service, is set to launch in Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) on May 2nd. The company’s innovative business model aims to offer

Uber Canada's office in Toronto.

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Class action filed for Uber passengers sexually assaulted

March 27, 2024 Guest Contributor

CONSUMER LAW GROUP has instituted a Canada-wide class action lawsuit against Uber on behalf of passengers that were sexually assaulted, assaulted, battered, raped, kidnapped, forcibly confined, stalked, harassed, otherwise attacked or subjected to other sexual misconduct by an Uber driver

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Class action against Uber and Lyft over Accessibility in BC

March 20, 2024 Guest Contributor

Slater Vecchio LLP announced on March 20th that it has submitted a class action complaint alleging Uber and Lyft are breaching the Human Rights Code by failing to offer wheelchair-accessible services across British Columbia. While Uber and Lyft offer wheelchair-accessible services

Coalition for a Better Future is headed up by Liberal Anne McLellan and Conservative Lisa Raitt. Image: CFBF

Canada 2.0 Democracy & Government Media release

“Economic growth is not an abstract concept”

March 19, 2024 Guest Contributor

Liberal, Conservative team up to build a better future Canada’s persistent economic weakness threatens to undermine our future prosperity, says a new report by the Coalition for a Better Future released on March 19th. In a world of disruption, geopolitical

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Toronto launches second pothole repair blitz of 2024

March 2, 2024 Guest Contributor

(March 1, 2024)–The City of Toronto will launch its second pothole repair blitz of 2024 this Saturday to keep the City’s expressways, major roads and neighbourhood streets in a state of good repair. This remains a priority for the City

Share the road. Keep the stops somewhere everyone wants to stop. Photo: Mike Murchison

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Participants wanted for discussion groups on barriers in Trucking

February 23, 2024 Guest Contributor

On behalf of the Privy Council Office (PCO), Government of Canada, Altis Consulting is conducting a pilot research project to identify barriers to internal trade and labour mobility in the trucking sector. This research will help develop creative policy solutions