Updated 10am September 23rd: Minutes are now posted. Taxi News will provide further analysis September 25th. Taxi News will provide detailed factual information regarding the results of the September 21st, 2023 once the meeting minutes are posted. At time of
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Testimony on Day #12 and #13 from Ottawa Emergency Manager Kim Ayotte appears to indicate that Freedom Convoy Truckers and Ottawa Police had fair working arrangements, including maps and a City-sponsored “pizza meeting” before someone higher up squashed the co-operative
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EC6.6 – Transitioning the Vehicle-for-Hire Industry to Net Zero Emissions by 2030 Below is the Speakers’ List for today’s Economic Development Committee meeting in Toronto. Transitioning the Vehicle-for-Hire Industry to Net Zero is the sixth item on the Agenda, unless
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Day #11 of the Barber/Lich trial continued with the appearance of confusion and disorganization, according to reporters at the event. Rebel News’ Ezra Levant dedicated his show to possible reasons for the chaotic events, including the replacement of Crown prosecutor
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On Thursday, September 21, the Economic and Community Development Committee at City Council will hear comments on a staff report recommending “Transitioning the Vehicle-for-Hire Industry to Net Zero Emissions by 2030.” The item is #6 on the agenda. You can see
Read More Patriot Smoothie is struggling valiantly to keep his reports to about five minutes, but the sheer volume of information associated with 22 witnesses and an expanding trial schedule is making that difficult. Below is the final of his three updates
Read MoreCoverage courtesy of the Democracy Fund Day 9 of the Tamara Lich and Chris Barber Trial began with the conclusion of Sgt. Pilotte’s cross-examination. Her testimony was part of a voir dire, a trial within a trial, to determine the
Read More Patriot Smoothie’s final Day #9 update on the Barber/Lich trial slipped into an almost slap-happy tone as he described in euphoric terms the court’s accomplishment in completing testimony from one whole witness. “What is the prosecution doing, playing video after
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One-year extension for 2024 expirees suggested Toronto’s Economic Development Committee will consider permitting vehicles-for-hire that require replaced by March 31, 2024 to operate for one additional year. The extra year is “to allow vehicle owners time to determine if they
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