Ontario is set to review its new rideshare regulations without any winter experience to consider. Photo: Mike Murchison
No winter experience will be available to assess Three months after Ontario’s new rideshare pilot was launched, Ministry of Transportation (MTO) staff are beginning a “review” of the program. “Ontario is now exploring potential future enhancements to the Provincial Rideshare
Read MoreAllow others to save face; begin with a point of agreement by Paul Kearley With Canada and the United States facing another difficult chapter in our trade relationship, I’ve been thinking about something that may seem a little unusual: What
Read MoreWhen the weeping is done, rise and build Let me talk to you about grief. It is the visitor no one invites and everyone receives. It arrives without knocking, sits down without permission, and stays longer than we want. We
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Commercial insurance rates paid by Uber drivers on a per-trip basis are buried in the spread or "take rate" between what riders pay (green line) and what drivers receive (red line). Image source: More Perfect Union
“All the benefits flow to Uber” new investigative report finds “Commercial insurance rates” collected from Uber drivers on every trip flow to Uber itself through Aleka Insurance, according to a new investigative journalism report. “Aleka Insurance is a wholly owned
Read MoreTaxi News wants to hear your best worst predictions Waymo is lobbying the City of Toronto to launch a pilot project involving Autonomous Vehicles on Toronto streets. In December 2025, City Hall Watcher reported that Waymo’s team will be “communicating
Read MorePeople harmed by Grubhub’s deceptive advertising claims and other unlawful conduct The Federal Trade Commission is sending payments totaling more than $23.8 million to drivers harmed by Grubhub’s deceptive earnings claims and diners harmed by the company’s misleading and unlawful conduct.
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Ottawa Police Superintendent Supt. Heather Lachine says 150 reported sexual assaults is "a big number." Photo: CBC
150 reports since June 1, police warn Rideshare services and social media meet-ups are both concerning the Ottawa Police Service (OPS), which says reports of sexual assaults have increased by almost 24 percent during January to August this year compared
Read MoreWho told you that you had to earn what was already given? Let me talk to you about grace. It is the most misunderstood word in the moral vocabulary. We have been taught that grace is softness. That it is
Read MoreIt thrives in isolation, and dies with connection Let me talk to you about shame. It is the quietest weapon ever used against a people. It does not shout. It does not strike. It whispers. It sits in the chest
Read MoreThe Court of Appeal of Ontario decision in Cycle Toronto v. Ontario is a decisive win for democratic policymaking and a clear rejection of attempts to turn ordinary policy choices into bedrock constitutional rights. The case was an appeal of
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