Bailing out insurers on backs of accident victims

Toronto Star >> Of all the bailouts bequeathed to Canadian companies, there is one of which few people are aware. It’s being considered in the recesses of Queen’s Park, and would come in the form of new automobile insurance legislation. The Financial Services Commission of Ontario, which regulates the auto insurance industry, conducted a comprehensive review that... Read More

Bring on the Bike Lanes

Toronto Bike Lanes Toronto Sun >> When you’re cycling in that narrow space between the curb and fast-moving traffic, and you’re hit by a truck, you tend to see the whole bike-lane debate differently. I was riding on Queen St. W. last year when a truck came from behind, ran me over, and dragged me under it for 100 metres. With a broken pelvis, leg, ribs, and profuse... Read More

Harper, Kyoto and Kim

Fast Forward Weekly >> First he was raked over the coals for abandoning Kyoto. Now Prime Minister Stephen Harper is being excoriated for simply finding a more lenient due date for cutting greenhouse gas emissions — 2050. Regulations that do take effect, as early as 2007, limit emissions from motorcycles, snowmobiles, and interestingly, forklifts. But it’s worth asking... Read More