Meet Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s newly shuffled cabinet
Premier Doug Ford unveiled a major restructuring of his cabinet Thursday, removing Vic Fedeli from his role as Ontario’s Finance Minister in the wake of a disastrous budget rollout that’s left the Progressive Conservative government drowning in negative publicity.
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Distracted Driving Still a Major Problem in Canada
Toronto, ON, June 20, 2019 – A recent survey reveals an overwhelming number of Canadian drivers are illegally using their phones while they’re on the road. What’s worse, they don’t fully understand the effect a distracted driving offense may have on their insurance rates, says rate comparison company Rates.ca.
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What’s in a name? When it comes to trusting self-driving technology, a lot
Drivers are far too trusting of self-driving technology, making them too comfortable with distractions behind the wheel — and a major reason why seems to be the names that car companies give to their rudimentary autonomous systems.
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$65,000 Non-Pecuniary Assessment for Likely “Indefinite” Neck & Back Injury
In today’s case (Poulin v. Armstrong) the Plaintiff was involved in a 2013 collision. She was a passenger at the time and was 14 years of age. The Defendant admitted fault. The crash caused soft tissue injuries to her neck and upper back which became chronic and were expected to linger indefinitely.
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Province inches one step closer to scrapping auto insurance tax
The province of Newfoundland and Labrador has inched one step closer to scrapping tax on auto insurance after legislators introduced a proposed amendment to the Revenue Administration Act.
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MPI reports record profits
Despite an increase in the number of auto claims, Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) still managed to report a record profit of $159.1 million in 2018.