The report that Uber receives a sexual assault complaint every 8 minutes has generated considerable mainstream media coverage this summer. Image: Inside Edition
NYT feature on Uber assault captures public’s attention From 2017 to 2022, a total of 400,181 Uber trips resulted in reports of sexual assault and sexual misconduct in the United States, court documents show according to the New York Times.
Read MoreCFAE invites concerned citizens to sign Dan McTeague, president of Canadians for Affordable Energy, has launched an online petition encouraging citizens to tell Ottawa to eliminate NetZero programs. “Net Zero is a scam,” McTeague says. “Net Zero regulations… are a direct assault
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People Magazine ran a fulsome interview with Julia Viscomi, whose daughter went missing in an Uber vehicle last winter. Uber refused to provide the driver's contact information to Toronto Police. Image: Facebook
Colle’s motion directed L&S to consult with industry, improve system Licensing and Standards staff have met with Vehicle for Hire (VFH) firms to discuss improving driver contact policies in the event of emergencies, and plan to meet with Taxi firms
Read Moreby Dan McTeague As president of Canadians for Affordable Energy, I’ve had the privilege of calling the public’s attention to ongoing energy-related public policy issues which drive up the cost of living in this country. In that same vein, I’d
Read MoreThe Ottawa Police Service (OPS) is asking for the public’s help in locating 15-year-old Hope Newell, who has been missing since July 31st. Hope was last seen in the Greenbank Road / West Hunt Club Road area wearing a strapless
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Mayor Olivia Chow presents longtime Municipal Licensing & Standards Director Carleton Grant with a certificate in honour of his retirement at the July 24 meeting of Toronto Council. Via YouTube/screengrab.
“At MLS, years are like dog years,” Grant notes Retiring director of Licensing and Standards Carlton Grants’ remarks to Toronto City Council July 24th, 2025: “Mayor Chow madam, Speaker, Members of Council, the senior and corporate leadership teams, the MLS
Read More“Downtown Toronto view” is that everyone can drive an EV, with no plan for charging Canadians for Affordable Energy president Dan McTeague calls Net Zero “a fraud, and a hoax” in his latest video post. “Starting in just a few
Read MoreMy husband and I were dressed, ready to go out for a lovely evening of dinner and the theatre. Having been burgled in the past, we turned on a ‘night light’ and the TV on, then put the cat in
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In the mid-20th century, Detroit was an economic boomtown, a jewel in Capitalism's crown. Despite hard times, it still vibrates with entrepreneurial energy and is now rebuilding as other cities learn the brutal lessons of bad government. Image: Facebook
We’d all be driving F-150s Read “Canadian Fascism, Part 1,” here Read “On Canada Day, let’s face the ugly truth” here Fascism should more appropriately be called ‘Corporatism’ because it is a merger of state and corporate power.” –Benito Mussolini
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