FTC takes action to stop Lyft from deceiving drivers with misleading earnings claims
Proposed court order requires Lyft to have evidence to back up earnings claims, clearly notify drivers about terms, pay more than $2 million civil penalty October 25, 2024 — The FTC is taking action against rideshare operator Lyft for making deceptive earnings
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Even from the earliest hour, this Breakfast Television survey on bike lanes was split almost 50/50. Image: BTV
Drivers, voters welcome Ford’s bike lanes talk
Traffic drove me out of Toronto; bike lanes keep me out An editor with whom I once worked hit a pedestrian at an intersection many years ago, and the anguish in her voice when she told me the story has
Read MoreOttawa’s intentional destruction of western wealth
Would “cause substantial losses, without achieving any net reduction in global emission” by Dan McTeague At this point, everyone in Canada has heard about the Carbon Tax and had a chance to experience its negative effects. But less has been
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TTC advised to ban e-bikes on transit in winter
Delivery workers “very distressed” over recommendation Risk of fire on public transit vehicles means the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) will consider prohibiting lithium battery electric scooters on TTC vehicles during the winter months at its Tuesday, October 29 meeting. Gig
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Truck driver training early issue as Parliament returns
Click on image above to view Question Period video. Video: Facebook Ontario’s House of Parliament resumed activities on October 21st, and among the first issues raised by the Opposition NDP has been fraud and failure in the province’s Truck driver
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Trudeau’s EV mandate is NOT realistic: McTeague
A recent Ipsos poll reveals the majority of Canadians oppose the Trudeau government’s electric vehicle mandate, Dan McTeague reports in his October 19th video update for Canadians for Affordable Energy. “Many Canadians are rightfully concerned about the cost and reliability
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New legislation to restrict bike lanes introduced
Tow Zone Pilots would become permanent projects On October 21, the Ontario government introduced the Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act. If passed, the proposed legislation would require municipalities to receive approval from the province before installing new bike lanes
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Raising speed limit likely to increase congestion
“Weather changes, and we’ve got 50 cars lined behind a truck“ Increasing speed limits on the 400-series highways for personal automobiles to 110 km/hour while leaving transport trucks governed at 105 could make congestion worse, not better, says risk management
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