The National Employment Law Project (NELP) has published its April 2024 report, focused on the tactics used by rideshare and delivery companies to move in to new jurisdictions and manipulate communities and workers. “Disrupting Democracy: How app corporations buy, bully,
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The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) welcomes the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)’s decision to reschedule the public launch of its mandatory portal for trade chain partners from May to October 2024. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Assessment
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The Ontario government is raising the speed limit permanently from 100 km/h to 110 km/h on ten additional sections of provincial highways in northern and southern Ontario. The announcement was made in Hamilton this morning; however, no information has been
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Yesterday, I had back-to-back phone calls oozing with irony. One was with a St. John’s Newfoundland Taxi owner who is dismayed that St. John’s will now be open to an unlimited number of Uber vehicles; the second, with a Toronto
Read MoreUber launched its ride-sharing service in Newfoundland and Labrador on April 23rd. The province’s new Transportation Network Company (TNC) insurance requirements are a policy which insures against liability up to $200,000, and a motor vehicle liability policy which insures against
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Participants on the CTA Zoom Webinar will get double the expert advice on April 25th. The webinar topic at 2:30 April 25th is “Advertising and Social Media: what works, what doesn’t.” Kristine Hubbard, Operations Manager at Beck Taxi in Toronto
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“What are the chances… here we are having a quiet evening… and boom this guy shows up,” writes Tommy Everett. “There’s an outbreak of common sense across Canada,” Poilievre said in his impromptu remarks. “People have enough. Good luck, guys,
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“Shuniah needs to be open 24/7“ An OPP commercial motor vehicle (CMV) safety blitz at the newly-opened inspection facility near Shuniah resulted in 62 per cent of trucks inspected receiving offence notices. Members of the Thunder Bay and Armstrong OPP
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TTSAO concurs: there are shortfalls New commercial truck drivers who have not received adequate training are putting the safety of Canada’s roads and highways in jeopardy, according to a report released today. IBC has been pleased to work in cooperation with
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21% would fly in a automated air taxi A third of Canadians are wary of air taxis and urban drones if the federal government is responsible for regulating traffic, says in-house Department of Transport research. Blacklock’s Reporter reports the studies
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