The class action lawsuit filed by Ottawa Taxi plate owners in 2016 has been delayed again, until January 3, 2023.
Ben Duchene, head lawyer representing the City of Ottawa, was named a case management judge for the Federal Court on March 28th. As a result of this change, he has passed all of his existing files on to other lawyers.
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work in his April 19th newsletter by accessing, analysing and graphically presenting “The 20 Worst Streets in Toronto.”
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Centennial College has withdrawn its bid to provide training to Toronto’s vehicle for hire drivers, Centennial’s Dean of Transportation Alan McLelland confirmed in an interview with Taxi News on April 8th.
“It just doesn’t align with our approach to driver training and other areas, and would have been something brand new for us to move into. We’ve really got to prioritize where we put our time and energy moving forward,” said McLelland.
“Toronto put a lot of time and a lot of effort into establishing their requirements. And so, if our (bid) didn’t meet their requirements, that’s it.”
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As Vladimir Putin wreaks havoc in Ukraine, he rests confident knowing that Canada – one of the world’s most energy-rich nations – remains utterly incapable of doing anything to reduce Europe’s dependence on Russian oil and gas. The Europeans are, after all, the bank for Putin’s military aggression. Europe needs Russian oil and gas and they have no other plausible supplier in sight.
In a slightly different world, Canada would have been in a terrific position to supply Europe with an alternative supply of oil and gas. But, because once upon a time, Justin Trudeau discovered that it was “2015” and Harper was out and he was in, the Trudeau Liberals declared war on Canada’s oil and gas industry.
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Unfortunately, it also marks the one year anniversary of the Freedom of Information (FOI) request filed with the City of Toronto, asking how many vehicle for hire drivers have been trained under the mandatory driver training program Council unanimously directed Licensing and Standards staff to re-instate in July, 2019.
One year ago, the answer to our question was “Zero.” Zero drivers have been trained since staff received the direction in 2019.
Today, the answer is still “Zero.” Zero drivers have been trained since we published the FOI response on April 11, 2021.
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eater Golden Horseshoe. With more than 100 immediate and near-term actions, including building Highway 413 and the Bradford Bypass. The purpose of the plan is to support population and employment growth, reduce gridlock, connect communities, and improve people’s access to jobs, housing, health care and education.
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Don Taylor spent the first nine years of career driving Taxi in Thunder Bay before he transitioned to Truck driving. His stories from both industries are fast-paced, vivid and memorable. He spent years around the campfire with family and friends, regaling them with Taxi and Trucking stories before they finally convinced him to put the stories in writing, in a book.
“I have thousands of them, really,” Taylor told Road Warrior News shortly after the book’s launch. “I hardly knew where to start. But once I got a rhythm in place, writing every weekend I was home, one story led to another and I would look up to see five or six hours had passed.”
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A Taxi Owners and Operators meeting with Toronto Councillor Michael Ford took place videoconference on March 21st, and organizer David Reti is hopeful Ford was receptive to the group’s request for help.
Ford committed to sharing the group’s requests with other Councillors in an effort to establish support for a Motion at City Council, which meets next on April 6th. His office has not responded to Taxi News’ request for comment at post time.
“We’re asking for support on short-term and longer-term initiatives,” Reti told Taxi News.
Read MoreBill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent passes US Senate; Ontario, BC prepared to make the change
On March 15th, the U.S. Senate passed the Sunshine Protection Act which will make Daylight Savings time permanent across the country starting in 2023.
If the bill becomes law, that could set off a chain reaction north of the border, as two Canadian provinces have already passed legislation to adopt permanent daylight time if neighbouring U.S. states do the same.
B.C. passed a bill to make daylight time permanent in 2019 but the move to permanent daylight time is contingent on nearby states doing the same thing. Ontario passed legislation to do the same — only if New York state and Quebec agree.
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