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June 2nd election called in Ontario; Ford promises to “end gridlock” on 401 in eastern Ontario

Rita Smith

Ontario’s election has been called, as Premier Doug Ford announced that Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, has accepted his advice to sign a proclamation dissolving the 42nd Parliament of the Province of Ontario, effective as of 4:00 p.m. May 3rd. The election will be held on June 2nd.

The provincial budget which was released on April 28th now essentially serves as the Progressive Conservative’s election platform: the Budget was not debated or voted on in Parliament. However, if the PC Party is re-elected to a second majority government, they will be able to point to the general election results as a mandate to implement their Budget, which includes particular focus on roads and highways.

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“We are ready” for first week of professional driver training, AMB Driving School promises

Rita Smith

The first firm approved to deliver vehicle-for-hire driver training in Toronto says “We are ready” for the flood of drivers expected to sign up for the May 3rd program start.

As the first private sector firm identified by Toronto to provide vehicle-for-hire driver training, Advanced Motoring Bureau (AMB) is now gearing up for the flood of drivers anticipated to sign up beginning this week: “We are ready. Staff have been meeting on a daily basis and will continue to do so; the curriculum, which meets all of the requirements set by Toronto, has been developed with expert drivers in mind, not novice drivers,” says Shafique Malik, who founded ABM in 1993.

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The new rules of medicine

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“Misinformation” is any information that contradicts the current mainstream narrative, even if it is true.
Never agree to debate any misinformation spreaders; they are evil people.
Expert opinion, formerly the lowest level of evidence, is now at the top of evidence-based medicine when the experts are from a government agency
You don’t need any clinical evidence to prescribe a drug or vaccine if the CDC says it is safe.

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“It’s crazy” for Councillors to discuss pedalcycles as Accessible Taxi program is imploding

Rita Smith

“Councillors actually have the time to discuss something like that? That’s crazy. Maybe they could spend talking about Accessible Taxis instead, and what the City plans to do when the whole Accessible vehicle program implodes.

“Maybe we could make sure every Accessible client who needs a ride makes it to every medical appointment on time first?” she suggested. “And then when that’s done, take time to talk about 16-person pedi-cycles?”

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Toronto approves the first training provider for vehicle-for-hire drivers

RWN Staff

The City of Toronto announced today that it has approved AMB Driving School as the first accredited driver training provider, as part of its mandatory driving training program for vehicle-for-hire drivers.

According the the press release posted April 27, drivers for vehicles-for-hire and private transportation companies (PTC), such as Facedrive, Lyft and Uber, need to contact AMB Driving School directly for more information and to register for the training program. The program offered by AMB Driving School includes in-class, virtual class and in-car components and will begin in May, 2022. Information is available at AMB’s website, here.

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Ottawa Police send warning to Rolling Thunder bikers: no vehicles on Parliament Hill

RWN Staff

The Ottawa Police service apparently learned a lot from the Trucker’s Freedom Convoy in January, as it has already released a statement on the “Rolling Thunder” bikers’ rally expected to arrive in the capital on April 30.

“The Ottawa Police Service has developed an enhanced operational approach to manage the Rolling Thunder event scheduled for April 30th along with any impacts from the arrival of participants on April 29th,” reads the statement posted to the Ottawa Police Service website on April 25th.

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