MULDA members celebrate their May 18th victory. Photo: MULDA MULDA! pic.twitter.com/MGRB1p669R — Mulda (@TheMulda) May 20, 2024 Minnesota government officials have struck a deal with rideshare companies Uber and Lyft to set minimum wage standards for drivers, lawmakers announced Saturday night. The agreement, as reported by CNN, is the
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OPP and MTO work together at the new inspection station in Shuniah. Photo: OPP Northwest “Best case scenario” will be routine tests, more enforcement TTSAO says The Ontario government plans to introduce legislation that, if passed, would impose stiffer penalties for those who drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs – including a lifetime
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Ottawa Courthouse Photo: Wikimedia Commons Ottawa negligent in not enforcing its own by-laws against Uber
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Layna Payne, Unifor OTTAWA– Unifor applauds yesterday’s Ontario Superior Court ruling that the City of Ottawa was negligent in enforcing its taxi bylaw when it allowed Uber to illegally operate in 2014 for two years, effectively harming the taxi industry – many of whom
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Plaintiff and CTA president Marc Andre Way spoke to media on May 13, 2024 after the court decided Ottawa was "negligent' in failing to enforce its own laws against Uber. Photo: Taxi News The law in Canada is to be obeyed by everyone, including “Big Tech” firms and municipalities which write laws, said plaintiff Marc Andre Way. He spoke at a May 13th press conference held following Justice Marc Smith’s decision that Ottawa
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Plaintiff Marc Andre Way talks to media in Ottawa after learning of his success in the long-running Metro Taxi vs Ottawa lawsuit, regarding that city's failure to enforce its own laws on Uber and other rideshare companies. Photo: Taxi News May 13, 2024 — Today in Ottawa, Justice Marc Smith issued his decision in the case of Metro Taxi vs. City of Ottawa. Justice Smith found that the “The City’s response to Uber’s arrival was negligent, causing harm to the
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Photo: "Fluidity" Mike Murchison New supply chain quagmire looming? Despite the fact that Canada’s two major railways voted to give the Teamsters Rail union a strike mandate effective May 22nd, Ottawa’s request that the IRB to examine safety implications means any possible strike would
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Gordie Howe International Bridge on May 5th, 2024. Photo taken from DelRay Park by Steve Gunther/Detroit Photography “The Gordie Howe International Bridge is almost connected!” reports The Detroit Line. Detroit social media accounts are abuzz with posts and photos of the international bridge connecting the Motor City to Windsor, Ontario, Canada’s busiest border crossing. “Did we
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Successful people consistently do the things that unsuccessful people don’t dare to do by Paul Kearley Many years ago, I was in Toronto for a 3 day “stretch” camp that our company put on for all of the managing partners
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