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Vehicle for Hire test “answer books” for sale on Facebook Marketplace

Rita Smith

As predicted in summer 2022, entrepreneurs have found a way to make money selling the answers to various Vehicle for Hire online training programs.

Posted February 13 to Facebook’s Marketplace, one ad reads:

“Uber/Lyft Vehicle Inspection Safety’s for $35. No need to come in, everything is done online. Pay AFTER Receiving Safety! PTC Toronto Training is $85 through Drvrhub, no need to do the training, pay AFTER receiving Toronto Training PTC! Save over $125 with PTC and save over $50 for safety and save hours and hours of your time! Receive everything the same day! If interested please feel free to msg me here or text me.”

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Veterans standing on guard in solidarity with Truckers

Guest Contributor

At precisely 11 am a year ago on February 11th, military veterans gathered in front of Parliament for an event that most Canadians never heard about.

The event was dignified and poignant. There to express solidarity with the Freedom Convoy truckers, former armed forces members formed a line, saluted while the national anthem played, and were then greeted and thanked by members of the public.

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Breaking down

Mike Murchison

Winter can seem longer when there’s no heat. Worse when its dark.

You think life is picking on you, and you can drift into the Negative realm of your mental capacities.

Breaking down in what seems “The Middle of Nowhere” (don’t bother punching it in Google Maps) can seem inconvenient and maybe cruel.

“Why me? Why now?’”

Well.

Breaking down near the house doesn’t really count in my books. You’ve got to be at least 150 miles from anything for it to count on your fortitude scale.

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Unifor backs taxi drivers in case against City of Ottawa

Rita Smith

FEBRUARY 10, 2023 – OTTAWA – Regulators at the City of Ottawa acted irresponsibly when they rushed through ride-sharing approvals without a plan to mitigate the impacts on the city’s taxi fleet, says Unifor.

“By capitulating to the demands of multinational tech giants, the local government set up a race to the bottom in the taxi industry and, in many cases, stripped workers of their retirement security,” said Lana Payne, Unifor National President. “The resulting two-tiered system was devastating for hundreds of families relying on incomes from taxi services.”

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"Who cares who John Tory sleeps with?" laughs Neil Shorey of City Taxi. "Who believes that's really why he resigned?" Photo: BlogTO
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Mayor who added 60,000 rideshare vehicles to Toronto’s congested streets steps down

Rita Smith

Toronto Mayor John Tory could not find time to get his hair cut during the COVID lockdown, but apparently found time to engage in “developing a relationship” with a staffperson. Photo: BlogTO #BREAKING: John Tory resigns as Mayor of #Toronto,

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Susan Jones in media scrum regarding Uber's arrival in Ottawa in 2014. She told them to apply for a Taxi brokerage license. Photo: YouTube
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Mayor Watson wanted Taxi review “expedited” before by-laws were rewritten to permit Uber

Rita Smith

Former Ottawa Deputy City Manager Susan Jones speaks in as scrum on September 16, 2015. Image: YouTube Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson personally requested staff “expedite” a review of the city’s Taxi by-law before it was updated in 2016. On February

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