Canada post hikes postal rates, Uber eats driver gets penalized for tapping phone, 2 more high profile Liberal leaders boe out of Leadership race, Christy Clark says she misspoke about Conservative membership.

January 13, 2025 00:43:24
Canada post hikes postal rates, Uber eats driver gets penalized for tapping phone, 2 more high profile Liberal leaders boe out of Leadership race, Christy Clark says she misspoke about Conservative membership.
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Canada post hikes postal rates, Uber eats driver gets penalized for tapping phone, 2 more high profile Liberal leaders boe out of Leadership race, Christy Clark says she misspoke about Conservative membership.

Jan 13 2025 | 00:43:24

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In today's News Takeaway podcast, hosts Vijay Saini and Vasu Kumar dive into Canada Post’s decision to raise postal rates and its impact on consumers. They also discuss an Uber Eats driver penalized for phone use, the withdrawal of two high-profile Liberal leaders from the leadership race, and Christy Clark’s clarification on her Conservative membership comment. Catch the analysis of these key stories shaping Canadian news today

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[00:00:02] Speaker A: And now News Takeaway. [00:00:16] Speaker B: Connect FM 91.5 News Takeaway segment. Good morning Vijay. [00:00:24] Speaker A: Good morning Connect now connect A very good morning and a very very happy Lodi. And to all. [00:00:40] Speaker B: Thank you very very happy Lodi. Happy first Lodi. [00:00:45] Speaker A: Thank you. Thank you very much. [00:00:46] Speaker B: You're welcome. It was a beautiful weather ye. [00:01:15] Speaker A: Christmas New Year decorations I was just wearing very a full sleeve shirt. Nothing more than that Imagine January the doing all of that outdoors Canada and just yeah and just wearing a full sleeve shirt for that matter. Let's not jinx it otherwise drought conditions so a a climate that's climate that's climate. [00:03:04] Speaker B: Change so Canada a revenue. [00:03:48] Speaker A: Extra revenue so key Canada Post this is more like a band aid fix Canada Post the experts Crown Corporation downsize Canada the her household her doorstep delivery to serve all doorsteps. [00:05:39] Speaker B: Again geographically Canada is a much larger country Canada Post the mandate letter carrier union member we see Kejara overall mandate as a primarily as a parcel carrier company. [00:06:38] Speaker A: Oh Karvi Ray so Crown Corporation weekend delivery so private company so unionized workers Canada Post so Crown Corporation Hona workers are a unionized honey maneuverability operations private carriers you would expect okay you would want to track right? You would want to track it place you want tracking then it's it's expensive. [00:09:17] Speaker B: Bloated management costs reduce Kitian management delivery Karnipaniya. [00:09:30] Speaker A: So service expand corporations expand you. [00:09:59] Speaker B: Could just get onto the ferry without a reservation Are you walking onto the ferry? [00:10:26] Speaker A: Yeah same time existing services existing services they cannot shoppers drug Marti Ho franchisees delivery doorstep delivery Karanina. [00:12:10] Speaker B: Yeah daily delivery mailboxes door to door delivery that's a different story Identity theft and all of that to see Puri Puri booklet regularly starting today last name as a gig worker to accept that order means someone else has accepted it Prosecution Service Valley about the about the Uber Eats appeal Karthi Supreme Court of BCG yeah the. [00:15:49] Speaker A: Supreme Court Prosecution Valley so challenge Provincial Court Vancouver Ali Karta Baras Tambarno Officers and police officer the prosecution service single tap Nikita Dovari Tab Kita plus it has to be secured to the dash anything it has to be secured to the dash Call receive Karnamaste hands free call multiple tabs delivery apps by that extension so while doing his job Minister minimum penalty. [00:18:13] Speaker B: Cell phone handheld devices this particular law within about 15 to 16 years of implementation already obsolete Hochuka Kyoke like you mentioned letter of the law Spirit of the law Letter of the law like you mentioned we call receive currently so phone on the chakanliya third party Appogi Dujigal Electric vehicle especially Tesla especially control screen. You are constantly tapping on things so that to see jelly vehicle the fixtures functions. [00:19:22] Speaker A: If you do a shortcut. [00:19:23] Speaker B: If you do a shortcut Seat warmer steering warmer and you're constantly tapping on screens. So point of view over six months. This is a law that really needs attention. [00:20:43] Speaker A: Yes. And Vijay, what do you want? Delivery driver. [00:20:58] Speaker B: By the way, this gentleman was stopped. [00:20:59] Speaker A: At a red light. So what do you expect? So Peli Galta listeners do not touch your screen. [00:21:53] Speaker B: This is another example. Maybe it's a little off a few inches here and there that you can only do it once. You have to go and tap it again in a similar situation. [00:23:46] Speaker A: For example, honestly the second. [00:24:22] Speaker B: Related to the current topic. So even a single tap outside on any third party app so important. Stephen McKinnon Labor Minister Union Their right to collective bargaining Federal Labor Minister Union the contract no Majuda Contract no extend Karaki Kamadwara Shuru Karvana Kiho Sachmuch Union Labor Minister Stephen McKinnon another NAM V is list David Federal Party the leadership race Stephen McKinnon Federal Labor Minister Another title change Another effective campaign Shiru Karan informed decision. [00:26:32] Speaker A: Yeah, so Stephen McKinnon I'll be ready for that. Stephen McKinnon Cabinet Portfolio. [00:27:56] Speaker B: Federal election Pension chase all the eligibility most likely election. [00:28:28] Speaker A: So now she said she wants to go back to that so law the public policy analysis I'll go back to. [00:28:36] Speaker B: Teaching. [00:28:49] Speaker A: Premier Christy Clarke champagne so multiple sources Tomorrow most likely Wednesday so Mark Arni the Budwar the Unanut. [00:30:15] Speaker B: I've been a lifelong Liberal Conservative Party. I never received my ballot voting ballot Conservative Party Clark the leadership. [00:30:54] Speaker A: Campaign Although multiple times Christy Christy Clark multiple platforms that I have been a lifelong Liberal Conservative Party with Shamal you give Peer Polly so that he does not become the leader of Conservative Party of Canada Multiple times CTV interview with the Canadian press Yes, it's all on record. I did not end up doing it. We although not beyond them. [00:32:35] Speaker B: I misspoke Right in the beginning Officially leadership bid launched. [00:32:54] Speaker A: Well, I misspoke. Sh Star T happens. Lesson learned Campaign officially launched Campaign launch All signs are pointing towards that she is still interested she might enter the race even after this fiasco. She may or she might may not. [00:34:24] Speaker B: Over Matagoi Banda. [00:35:10] Speaker A: Ontario Liberal Party Kathleen Winn Then all day Kamkarchuke Bonnie Crombie Then all day campaign advisor Campaign organizers. It's all a matter of that. [00:36:48] Speaker B: Liberal Conservative Centrist politics Centrist leader. You are right. Effective answer without making it an embarrassment for yourself. Yeah. Mark Carney Christia Freeland Christy Clark Frank Bailey's MP to become the prime minister of the country, you have to be bilingual. Economic opportunities. [00:38:22] Speaker A: Yeah. There are some people who thrive in conversations like these. [00:38:26] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:38:27] Speaker A: So. Yeah. So this might not be the only deterrent then she may opt out. Genevieve mps Although Melanie Jolie. Melanie Jolie. [00:39:49] Speaker B: New York Times article. [00:39:53] Speaker A: Yes, the Melanie Jolie the campaign honestly can they frankly. Can they frankly campaign. It will still play a role in the leadership election. So in a few days announced Kita Jaiga. She's in or out? Most likely out. But still. [00:40:38] Speaker B: That is the last date Liberal Party. So that required number of days the Shartha. [00:40:57] Speaker A: Is there any possibility of Justin Trudeau becoming the party leader again? Christy Clark I'll be contesting Justin Trudeau again. They're just like Justin. [00:41:14] Speaker B: They're just like Justin. Yeah, that's what he's saying. We are exactly one week away from Donald Trump's inauguration. So Donald Trump Daniel Smith there is no indication. [00:41:53] Speaker A: So Kevin O'Leary Daniel Smith the Jordan Peterson talking with Donald Trump. [00:42:00] Speaker B: By the way, American operations, parent company A byte dance we bite Dance. Basically Chinese company. So final verdict. The Canadian businessman he is one of the guys who wants to buy TikTok. TikTok they at least the US operations. So let's see. It's going to be. I don't know, what's the word to use. Interesting. Donald Trump the inauguration Canadian economy per Canadian dollar. The value per bucket Radupper Canadian jobs. Let's see. [00:43:10] Speaker A: Sh. [00:43:10] Speaker B: Star happens. Oh. [00:43:16] Speaker A: Really? Have a very nice rest of the show. [00:43:18] Speaker B: You too. You have a nice rest of the day. Bhaktan Sham is on there. [00:43:21] Speaker A: And Happy Lodi once again. [00:43:22] Speaker B: Thank you. Same to you, Vasri. [00:43:23] Speaker A: Thank you.

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