Period for submitting comments to the Northlander Rideshare Pilot closed on April 10th. Image: Ontario
Submission “a public interest intervention“ The Canadian Taxi Association’s submission to the Ford government’s Northern Rideshare proposal has caught the attention of mainstream media, as the Globe and Mail is expected to publish coverage of it in the days ahead.
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Taxi operator Behrouz Khamseh has been working with Toronto to develop a plan for smooth ground transportation during FIFA 2026. Photo: Taxi News
“I don’t know,” says Behrouz Khamseh. “I am not sure these staff people know what they are talking about…the numbers they are giving, I don’t think they can make this work.” Khamseh has attended and spoken at several meetings at
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Marc Andre Way, CEO of Coventry Connections and President of the Canadian Taxi Association. Photo: Taxi News
“Dis-economies of scale” with Uber Transit an important lesson By Marc André Way The Town of Innisfil has provided two very important services for communities everywhere. First, in 2017, Innisfil was the first Ontario municipality willing to experiment with a
Read More“No fighting” in Australia The job interview at the construction gate was brief, as were most conversations out in Western Australia, “Any work?“ “No.” “Where you’re from?” “Canada.” “Fair dinkum, Mate! Be back here at 8.” “OK. “ “There’s no
Read More“His thing was amphetamines, crawling through thickets, and killing wild boar with a knife” I first set foot in South America at the Bogotá Airport. I came in on a $60 Avianca flight from Miami. I knew nothing about the
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Brian Pattison of Northern Academy Transportation Training says they debated which photo to use for this truck wrap, and purposefully selected this picture to highlight the point that persons ensnared by human traffickers are often younger than people realize. Photo: Know Human Trafficking
MTO’s recent Northlander Rideshare Pilot Engagment failed egregiously in not including Indigenous community groups in its March consultations, says Shelley Walker of Know Human Trafficking. “The Northlander route goes directly through Indigenous lands,” Walker told Taxi News. “How can Ontario
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Bill Sibeon of Al's Taxi is part of a family-owned business which has been transporting Huntsville and area residents for almost 50 years. "We are available 24/7, and we have not been closed for one day in 50 years. Not even during COVID - we drove everybody where they needed to go during COVID: nurses, doctors, people with medical appointments." Sibeon is astonished that the Ford government is allowing American corporations like Uber and Lyft to begin selling rides in the community while not requiring them to comply with local Taxi by-laws. Photo: Als Taxi
Northlander pilot to allow Uber, Lyft targets local family owned businesses “Doug Ford is taking something solid and making it precarious,” says Bill Sibeon of Al’s Taxi in Huntsville. “My family has been serving this community for 50 years and
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Proposed new bus or shuttle routes as part of Innisfil's 10 Year Master Transit Plan. The Town's Uber experiment resulted in "Dis-economies of Scale" which staff hope to fix in the future. Image: Innisfil
It’s back to fixed routes (like busses) and set rates (like Taxis) Innisfil’s “Diseconomy of Scale” “With increased ridership, a rideshare-based system using relatively low-capacity vehicles, as Innisfil Transit does, runs into a situation resembling a diseconomy of scale, as
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The Aaron Group has spent millions developing: a hybrid vehicle fleet with the most rigorous training and safety protocols in the industry; a black car service for citizens and visitors (who include the executives of some of the largest mining companies on the planet); a dynamically routed, on-demand airport shuttle service; the largest accessible vehicle fleet in northern Ontario. They were not invited to take part in Ontario's recent "Northlander Pilot Engagement." Image: Aaron Group/Facebook
Taxi operator translates disengenuous rhetoric on canard of a pilot Update April 6, 2026: This column has been updated since it was initially posted on April 5th with the addition of the point on Accessible vehicles. Here I am, on
Read MoreWhy would the smartest people pick the most gridlocked city to test? I would like to thank everyone who has recently messaged me about Waymo in Toronto. I love to be in touch with readers and am only sorry recent
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NDP leader Marit Stiles visited the unopened Thunder Bay weigh scales with MPP Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay—Superior North) on January 16th, 2024 to talk about highway safety in Northern Ontario. Photo: NDP
Uber “surge pricing” strategy can be used on grocery prices now The Ford government voted against Marit Stiles and the Ontario NDP’s plan to ban predatory pricing, refusing to protect Ontarians from surveillance and price gouging. The vote failed 58-35. “Why should
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What if a dignitary representing the Federation Internationale de Powerchair Football Association needs a WAV during the World Cup? Image: FIPFA
What if a FIFA tourist needs a WAV? This week I spoke with a Government Relations professional who dismissed my questions about Ontario’s current plan to take over regulation of Uber, Lyft and other app-based firms province-wide. “Doug Ford has
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Period for submitting comments to the Northlander Rideshare Pilot closed on April 10th. Image: Ontario
Tools should be in place before launch of Northlander Rideshare Pilot Ontario should take advantage of both time-tested safety tools and new technologies to prevent crime as it launches the Northlander Rideshare Pilot for American firms like Uber and Lyft,
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