Behrouz Khamseh attempts to explain to Councillors that 10 year old Taxis harm the industry, not help it. Beck Taxi and Co-op Cabs say the same thing. Image: YouTube
Toronto will do absolutely anything but admit 85,000 VFH is too many The “bucket o’ bolts” Taxi is back. No doubt American tourists who can’t wait to be booed and elbowed at a Blue Jay’s game are lining up to
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Plaintiff and CTA president Marc Andre Way spoke to media on May 13, 2024 after the court decided Ottawa was "negligent' in failing to enforce its own laws against Uber. Photo: Taxi News
Justice says Uber was a bandit Taxi company, Ottawa was negligent: what’s next? Readers can log on to view arguments on damages: Passcode: 707697 From Taxi News on April 1, 2025: Final written arguments by the plaintiff and the defendant
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Mark Carney engages in a document signing which resembles one of Donald Trump's "Executive Order" photo opps. Canada does not have Executive Orders signed by the Leader which has force in law. Image: CPAC
Canadians need to insist upon a Rule of Law that involves both Rules, and Laws In the video clip above, Mark Carney signs an important-looking document which viewers are supposed to believe is an Executive Order, like the kind Donald
Read MoreApril 4th date to address damages Final written arguments by the plaintiff and the defendant have been filed in The Metro Taxi vs City of Ottawa trial. Proceedings will continue on April 4th, 2025, to address the issue of damages.
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Taxi motions passed in just a couple of minutes at the end of the March 28 Council meeting. Image: toronto.ca
CORRECTION: Taxi News omitted information in reporting the results of Toronto’s March 27th Council meeting. The motion presented and passed permits all Taxi vehicles to be up to ten model years old, not just Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles. Taxi News regrets
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Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow encourages Canadians to put "elbows up" against American businesses. Even those that employ Canadians. Image: Caryma
Potential economic devastation isn’t fodder for a cute PR campaign Mayor Olivia Chow takes a selfie on stage, capturing the Elbows Up rally crowd behind her. #cdnpoli #Toronto #ProtestMania pic.twitter.com/94aBHVHUQs — Caryma Sa'd – Lawyer + Political Satirist (@CarymaRules) March
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Toronto's "Shop Local" plan has cleared the first of many hurdles on its way to hoped-for implementation. Image: toronto.ca
Impacts, effectiveness remain to be seen Toronto’s version of “Shop Local,” more ambiguously being called “Love Local” cleared Council on March 26th. Whether the Mayor’s Economic Action Plan in response to United States Tariffs results in a larger portion of
Read More“Statements attributed to City Manager Paul Johnson in this context are not true” In response to statements made by Taxi operator Behrouz Khamseh in Taxi News’ March 20 article, “Was the VFH review an intentional waste of time?”, the City
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Spinal Cord Injury Ontario advocate Peter Athanasopoulos spoke to Toronto's Executive Committee on March 19, 2025.
Attempt to defy the Law of Supply and Demand harms everyone When time and words are wasted intentionally in politics, it’s known as “ragging the puck.” Politicians and officials just talk out the clock, introduce red-herring topics to take listeners
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