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On October 7th, Uber drivers at Pearson Airport held an impromptu protest. They then aligned with Rideshare Drivers Association of Ontario to organize a second protest, with a permit from GTAA, on October 17th. Photo: X/Anti-Taxxer
Fake signs, bandit cabs, airport protests were all avoidable by Marc Andre Way Travellers flying out of Pearson International Airport may be surprised to see Uber drivers protesting their poverty earnings. Drivers want the public to know that Uber’s “upfront
Read More“How can 25,500 cars and 300 cycles be afforded the same road space?” Sam Pappas delivered these remarks at the October 15th event with Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria, in which Sarkaria announced that Ontario will introduce legislation which, if
Read MoreCarbon taxes causing price increases everywhere In his October 13 update, Dan McTeague notes that “for gasoline and diesel, we’re seeing a bit of an uptrend in the prices and now a bit of a decrease as a result of
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According to Elections Canada Table #8 2021 Elections results, less than 15 per cent of the Canadian population - fewer than one in three voters - voted for Justin Trudeau https://www.elections.ca/res/rep/off/ovr2021app/53/table8E.html
For Justin, the party is over By Lindsay Prescott This week, more than 40 Liberal Members of Parliament have finally gone public saying that Justin Trudeau must go. The caucus revolt was led by the Atlantic Canada caucus chair Kody
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In addition to viewing the RoboTaxi at Tesla's WeRobot event, media could drink free alcohol at bars staffed by robot bartenders. Image: YouTube
Drivers, fleet managers, safety supervisors, fuel suppliers can all retire now We’ll be able to “turn parking lots into parks” once Tesla’s RoboTaxi gets rolling in 2027, Elon Musk announced October 10th at Warner Studios in Los Angeles. Wow. Parking
Read MoreCarbon tax was sold as “all carrots, no sticks” by Dan McTeague Here’s a surprising development – the Carbon Tax, which was a keystone policy of the Green Left just a few short years ago is now a political pariah.
Read Moreby Len Sherman –Reprinted with permission– Taxi News received permission from researcher and author Len Sherman to serialize his work, “The Inconvenient Truths Uber’s CEO Doesn’t Want You To Know.” As Uber launches its “upfront pay” algorithmic changes in Canada
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Gig workers, Uber and Lyft drivers protest in front of Uber's Canadian head office on Bloor Street on February 14th. Photo: Earla Philips
Everyone wants security, opportunity, respect I do not know one single happy Uber driver, I realized this weekend. I used to have at least one Uber driver I could count on to be happy: my brother, who lives in Los
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