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Can government ignore its own laws to benefit select businesses? Ottawa court case asks

Are governments in Canada subject to the laws they write?

If so, what are the consequences (if any) when the very bodies that write the statutes willfully ignore them?

Two court cases are proceeding right now. Both are against municipal governments who wrote and ignored laws so cavalierly that they put consumers at risk, and cost thousands of small business people virtually everything they owned.

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In one of the March 17th 2023 incidents, a transport truck left the road and took out parts of two houses. Photo: Danelle Clarke, Facebook
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“All of these issues are non-partisan” Vaugeois says of Truck safety initiatives

MTO’s promised six week response time drags past six months “This is a bit of a report card,” Lise Vaugeois, NDP MPP for Thunder Bay—Superior North noted in her opening statement to the November 23rd press conference on the safety

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Trucker Greg Ilger shares his monthly fuel bill to illustrate that 40 per cent of his fuel budget goes to taxes, raising the cost of everything Canadians purchase. Image: Greg Ilger
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Taxes add 40 per cent to Trucker’s fuel bill total

“You as the consumer are paying it all” Truck driver Greg Ilgner has done Canadians a favour by using plain language and clear numbers to explain how the carbon tax is driving up the price of everything delivered by truck.

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Checker Cabs' "Movember" meme received a lot of positive attention last fall. Image: Checker Cabs
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Kudos for “Movember” artwork by Calgary’s Checker Cabs

Calgary’s Checker Cabs recently changed advertising agencies, and people are taking notice. “Movember” is an annual event which encourages men to grow new, bigger, or better moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men’s health issues including

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