Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Author: Alexander Zdravko

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“We can always look at whether the deadline makes sense or not” Chow answers EV Taxi question

No insurer will cover a fully-EV Taxi in Toronto Regarding Toronto’s 2030 deadline to mandate all-electric Taxis, Mayor Olivia Chow says “We can always look at whether the deadline makes sense or not.” Chow was speaking at the March 17

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Mayor requests Torontonians use Taxis, local rideshare

Chow stops short of boycotting American giants Uber, Lyft Update 8am March 18th: the link to the Mayor’s Economic Action Plan has been updated, and the sentence on the Staff report on VFH earnings has been corrected. Toronto Mayor Olivia

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No budget funds for Taxi plate owners

Toronto approved, managed plate sales for decades by Rita Smith with files from Alexander Zdravko There are no funds set aside in the 2025 Budget to compensate elderly career Taxi operators whose plates were made worthless by Toronto, officials stated

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Grant rejects VFH industry recommendations

Industry input “speculative, opinion” Carlton Grant says by Rita Smith and Alexander Zdravko Despite inviting industry members to provide input into the 2024 Review of the Vehicle-for-Hire By-Law and Industry and paying $30,000 for public consultation sessions, staff based their

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