Uber has a sexual assault problem; Halifax must insist on filed background checks Shame on Mayor Andy Fillmore of Halifax. He has been persuaded by an American corporation that some citizens of Halifax deserve less protection than others. Fillmore supports
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"When you come to a fork in the road, take it!" Yogi Berra famously advised. There is no way you can decide to go all-in, in half measures. Lack of results comes from divided commitment. Photo: Taxi News
Stop negotiating every time things get hard by Paul Kearley I’ve had a great career. I started out in the Canadian Air Force as a radar technician. Later, I moved into private business, first as a sales specialist and eventually
Read MoreAll travellers deserve the same safety standard: Herman Correction: the initial background check fee was listed as $135 when this article was posted Jan. 22. The fee is $253. Taxi News regrets the error. On Tuesday, January 27th, Halifax Regional
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CBC did not press Jay Goldberg for an answer to the question, "Are you paid by Uber?" Image: CBC (Watch the full interview posted at the bottom of this article)
Goldberg quotes Uber’s talking points, gets no pushback from CBC Uber is employing Tobacco industry tactics as part of its fight against Halifax’ move to raise background checks for Uber drivers to the same standard as Taxi drivers. On January
Read MoreConsumers seem to accept it, while government actually encourages it Louis CK is a troubled human being who says many outrageous things. Over the weekend, I almost skipped over this old clip, but he segued into the bit above about
Read MoreIt’s deja-vu all over again. For the third time in my lifetime, Iranian citizens are fighting for freedom from a tyrannical government, and again I am praying for their success. First in 2009, then in 2018, and now in 2026,
Read MoreI think 2026 is gonna be a long year…. When my sons were teenagers, they had an especially obnoxious habit of crowing and shouting gleefully when events broke their way, personally. “IN YOUR FACE!!!!!!!!!!!” one would shout to another, aggressively
Read MoreHow did no one anticipate city-wide outages, stranded Waymos? I realize that by even writing these thoughts I risk being labelled as knee-jerk negative, or at least seriously skeptical. But I think it’s worth discussing. When I saw the clips
Read More“It’s the best – it’s happiness” Donating to the Ottawa Food Bank is “the best!” says Taxi driver George Chamoun of Capital Taxi. “It’s the best feeling. Every year, it is the best,” says Chamoun, who has been part of
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