The World Owes Me Nothing
A hard truth I needed to hear again by Paul Kearley I woke up angry. That may sound dramatic, but it was real. Not mildly irritated. Not just “off.” Angry. There was a heaviness in me that felt old and
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Proposed new bus or shuttle routes as part of Innisfil's 10 Year Master Transit Plan. The Town's Uber experiment resulted in "Dis-economies of Scale" which staff hope to fix in the future. Image: Innisfil
Innisfil Uber scheme results in “Dis-economies of Scale”
It’s back to fixed routes (like busses) and set rates (like Taxis) Innisfil’s “Diseconomy of Scale” “With increased ridership, a rideshare-based system using relatively low-capacity vehicles, as Innisfil Transit does, runs into a situation resembling a diseconomy of scale, as
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The Aaron Group has spent millions developing: a hybrid vehicle fleet with the most rigorous training and safety protocols in the industry; a black car service for citizens and visitors (who include the executives of some of the largest mining companies on the planet); a dynamically routed, on-demand airport shuttle service; the largest accessible vehicle fleet in northern Ontario. They were not invited to take part in Ontario's recent "Northlander Pilot Engagement." Image: Aaron Group/Facebook
Open letter to Doug Ford on “rideshare pilot”
Taxi operator translates disengenuous rhetoric on canard of a pilot Update April 6, 2026: This column has been updated since it was initially posted on April 5th with the addition of the point on Accessible vehicles. Here I am, on
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Beck Taxi's Kristine Hubbard has spoken exhaustively on the need to revamp Toronto's Accessible on Demand program, which must include capping the number of Vehicles for Hire on city streets. Image: Toronto
Death of Toronto’s Accessible on Demand Taxis
Ottawa is making it work; why can’t Toronto? Despite years of warnings and its own cold, hard statistics staring it in the face, the City of Toronto will see its Accessible Taxi on Demand program collapse on March 31st. The
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Mayoralty candidate Olivia Chow met with drivers from Taxi and Uber during her campaign. Image: LDAO
Top 5 reasons Toronto is allowing its Accessibile on Demand program to collapse
1) Toronto would have to admit it made a mistake in allowing open-entry and unregulated fares for 80,000 plus Uber, Lyft and other app-based Vehicles for Hire. It’s understandable that John Tory was never going to disavow his beloved policy
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Damn the torpedoes: full speed ahead
Ontario “rideshare” regs moving like lightening Ontario’s unseemly rush to regulate so-called “rideshare” around the return of the Northlander train is transparently disingenuous and potentially irresponsible. Everyone knows by now that no one is sharing anything; the more frightening part
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High gas prices are just the start
Canadians are about to feel more hurt by Dan McTeague Gas prices are reaching historical highs across Canada but things are about to get a lot worse. Not only are governments benefitting from higher gas prices, interest rates are expected
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The Conversation I Almost Didn’t Have
Small conversations sometimes create the biggest shifts by Paul Kearley I saw the email… and let it sit. Subject line: “Quick chat?” Two simple words. But I knew what it meant. There had been tension for weeks. Short replies. Missed
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Service with a smile
OMG!! Sooooo True! 😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/nVEmYjxt3o — Juanita Broaddrick (@atensnut) March 7, 2026
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