In a stunning revelation, KPMG Senior Partner Brian Bourns admitted he never saw, or used, Ottawa’s “Equity and Inclusion Lens” handbook before designing and delivering stakeholder sessions with the Taxi industry in 2015. Bourns and his team wrote the report
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“CURB LANE CAFÉ – A sidewalk café that is a temporary lateral projection into the curb lane, parking lane, designated lane for bicycles or cycle track of a street.”
–Toronto Executive Committee Meeting, January 31, 2023
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Image: KPMG The February 1st session of the Ottawa Taxi trail will begin with lawyers for the plaintiff cross examining Brian Bourns, Senior Manager, KPMG. Bourns and his team wrote the 2015 report to Ottawa City Council which was considered
Read MoreTuesday morning, January 31, Brian Bourns, Senior Manager at KPMG is testifying regarding the report authored for the City of Ottawa.
Read MoreProceedings in the Ottawa Taxi trial ended at the noon hour today. The plaintiff’s lawyer Abdalla Barqawi finished his questioning of Deputy City Manager Lesley Donnelly earlier than anticipated. A good deal of the morning’s cross-examination covered questions concerning Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
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At an April 11, 2012 Council meeting, Councillors directed staff to study “All possible options for restructuring taxi plate fees, including capturing the value of such plates for the taxpayers of the City of Ottawa.”
Ottawa’s Deputy City Manager Lesley Donnelly began providing testimony for the City of Ottawa in the Ottawa Taxi trial on January 26, and remained on the stand all day Friday, January 27th.
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A curb-lane patio on Yonge Street. Photo: Sue-Ann Levy Professional drivers question the idea of tables near traffic The City of Toronto has proposed that the CaféTO program allowing restaurant patios to extend into the curb lane be made permanent.
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Ottawa’s Deputy City Manager Lesley Donnelly provided the first testimony for the City of Ottawa in the Ottawa Taxi trial on January 26. It is expected that she will be cross-examined by lawyers for the plaintiffs on the morning of January 27th.
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Canada was built by people who believed hard work should deliver rewards. Photo: Central Taxi Have hard work and home ownership become crimes in Canada? You’ll have to forgive me if this is my net take-away from the Ottawa Taxi
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