Travellers will not be required to provide proof of vaccination to get take out food or use the washrooms at OnRoute plazas. Photo: RWN As of this morning, September 22nd, proof of two vaccinations and photo identification are required in
Read MoreThe App Drivers and Couriers Union is asking app drivers around the globe to go on strike on September 28th as part of it’s “Apps Off!” protest for better pay, better rights and safety.
“I ask riders on this day: take a taxi, take a shuttle, take a bus, but switch your Uber apps OFF…I ask all riders to stand in solidarity with your drivers, so we can really make an impact.”
Read MoreOn September 1st, Premier Doug Ford announced that Ontario will soon require people to be fully vaccinated and provide “proof of their vaccination status,” otherwise known as a “Vaccine Passport” to access certain businesses and settings.
As of September 22, 2021, Ontarians will need to be fully vaccinated (two doses plus 14 days) and provide their proof of vaccination along with photo ID to access certain public settings and facilities, including indoor restaurants, gyms, sporting events, casinos and strip clubs. A similar program became effective in British Columbia on September 13th.
Read MoreOn September 8th, the City of Toronto announced that it will be providing an update on Vehicle-for-Hire regulations to the General Government and Licensing Committee in November.
Read Moreost of the city, what came to be called “Ground Zero” was unapproachable, it’s goings on left for our imaginations to provide some semblance of reality. I certainly have my personal recollections but the one that sticks is simple and personal. Around 6:30 p.m., one our friends there in the center there told us hundreds were gathering for prayers and readings and just spontaneous moral support. He suggested we go as well and do “what we do;” ie, chant the Hare Krsna Mantra.
Read Moreeptember 22nd will leave the taxi industry largely unaffected, industry members predict. Restaurant owners, however, are scrambling to determine how the details of the program are to be implemented.
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This decision, filed August 20, 2021, nullifies the result of the November 2020 Proposition 22 election ballot and the $200 million spent to pass it in California.
On August 20th, Judge Frank Roesch of the Alameda County Superior Court in California found Proposition 22 “unconstitutional.” Proposition 22 was a ballot measure voted on by residents in the November 2020 election, and was supported by gig economy companies
Read MoreCanadians worried about the rising cost of fuel will be happy to learn that Dan McTeague is standing on guard for thee, once again. Former Liberal Member of Parliament McTeague is most well-known for his twenty-five year stint providing “tomorrow’s
Read MoreOn Monday, August 9, Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice certified a class-action lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc., enabling the suit to move forward. Justice Paul Perell’s decision stems from a court filing made by Samfiru Tumarkin LLP and Uber Eats courier David Heller in 2017.
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