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Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria and MPP Steve Clark. Photo: Taxi News
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VFH, visual identity powers in Highway Traffic Act

Question follows Peel sexual assaults by fake rideshare driver Ontario’s Minister of Transportation Prabmeet Sarkaria told Road Warrior News that re-visiting effective Visual Identity requirements for Vehicles for Hire (VFH) is something he would discuss with the Ministry of Transportation

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George Wedge, president of Rideshare Drivers Association of Ontario speaks at Toronto's December 10th Executive Committee meeting.
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Toronto “just punting” cap issue, RDAO says

“Communications campaign” won’t fix issue of 86,000 vehicles Toronto still has approximately 86,000 Vehicles for Hire cruising the roads, with no cap in sight. However, Mayor Olivia Chow’s motion to launch a “communications and intergovernmental campaign focusing on raising the

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Toronto-Danforth Councillor Paula Fletcher is concerned about PTCs "doing 180s, stopping in bike lanes" which are not marked or identified in any way.
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Fletcher surprised 14% of downtown traffic is rideshare

“I can’t tell you how surprised I was when I read that” Toronto-Danforth Councillor Paula Fletcher was unpleasantly surprised to see that 14 per cent of traffic in the downtown core are Private Transportation Company (PTC) vehicles. “The research indicate

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Co-op Cabs’ Glenn De Baeremaeker speaks at the December 10, 2024 Executive Committee meeting in Toronto.
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Chow asks serious questions; De Baeremaeker has answers

Having 82,000 Vehicles for Hire (VFH) on Toronto streets is an irrational idea, Co-op Cabs’ representative Glenn De Baeremaeker to Mayor Chow and Executive Committee on December 10th. “Councillor Colle moved a motion about a year ago for a a

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