Safety through technology an abysmal failure To the Editor, Kudos on a superb piece underscoring the abysmal failure associated with deregulating the VFH industry, “Safety through technology has been a scam,” December 10. With the elimination of municipal screening, training
Read MoreTo the Editor, RE: It’s always sunny in autonomous news When, not if, Waymo commences operations in T.O., the VFH will be utterly transformed. (Look for a possible merger or takeover with Uber at some point. Uber, with a 2024
Read MoreVFH industry must be involved RE: Ontario to review “rideshare framework” To the Editor, Taxi News My initial response is what the hell took so long? Had Queen’s Park jumped into the fray 10 years ago, much of the fallout
Read MoreRE: Midland, Ontario de-regulates Taxi Talk about the law of the jungle. Midland is asking for trouble by completely deregulating their taxi industry, in the process, opening the door to untold chicanery. Peter Pellier Mississauga, ON
Read MoreRe: September 10 Wheel-Trans meeting I am relieved that I don’t go to City Hall and watch these inane “staff reports” and staff responses. Co-op made an excellent presentation and NOBODY LISTENED!!!!! TTC Committee set a record for the “shortest
Read MoreCap on number of cars still needed RE: Legalizing “active time” means no guarantee of minimum wage That ridesharing operators seek to be paid when not engaged runs totally counter to how the cab biz works. (Whether they like it
Read MoreRe: Toronto police bust fake Taxi gangs As if the struggling taxi industry needed this. Talk about getting kicked in the teeth while on the ground. All being well, the travelling public’s short-term memory will enable this matter to fade
Read MoreRe: Hopp believes Toronto needs more VFH Fiasco. That captures how the City of Toronto has handled its on-demand wheelchair accessible taxi programme, and the provision of taxi service in general. I well recall when accessible taxis were first introduced in the
Read MoreRe: Taxi News’ March 25th cartoon To the Editor: Are you sure that Ostrich is licensed to bury its head there? You might want to look into that before the City fines you! David Reti Toronto
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