Chow says June is too soon for update due in March Update, 7:30am March 22: this article has been updated with a statement from the City of Toronto. Suddenly, everything makes more sense…. After watching all of yesterday’s Executive Committee
Read MoreBrampton South MPP Prabmeet Sarkaria has officially returned as Ontario’s Transportation Minister following the swearing-in of Premier Doug Ford’s new cabinet on March 19th.
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Beck Taxi's Kristine Hubbard reminded Committee members that every licensed Taxi driver is a Canadian small business. Image: YouTube
Beck Taxi’s Operation Manager Kristine Hubbard supports the Mayor’s Economic Action Plan, designed to fight American tariffs.
Read More“Buy Canadian” should mean Taxi and local, not Uber and Lyft, De Baeremaeker, Hubbard suggest Taxi News will have more video and coverage later on March 19th. Toronto Taxi firms wasted no time this morning in politely pointing out the
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Toronto's Executive Committee is being livestreamed March 19th. Councillors are scheduled to debate increasing the age of Wheelchair Accessible vehicles to 10 years. Image: YouTube
Driver earnings, cap on VFH numbers not on agenda The Licensing and Standards staff report on Vehicle for Hire (VFH) earnings scheduled to come forward by the end of first quarter (March 31) is not on the agenda for today’s
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United Food and Commercial Workers does not represent Uber drivers in a Union relationship, but provides services to Uber corporately. Image: Uber
Is it a union application, or a service contract for UFCW? United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) have announced that Uber drivers in Victoria, British Columbia have collected enough signatures to apply for certification. Language is the UFCW release is
Read MoreNo insurer will cover a fully-EV Taxi in Toronto Regarding Toronto’s 2030 deadline to mandate all-electric Taxis, Mayor Olivia Chow says “We can always look at whether the deadline makes sense or not.” Chow was speaking at the March 17
Read MoreTrans-Canada is more like an endurance contest than a national transportation route By James Murray – NetNewsLedger THUNDER BAY – For anyone who has driven the Trans-Canada Highway through Northern Ontario in the winter, the experience can feel more like
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On March 17th, Mayor Olivia Chow spoke at an event focused on actions intended to counter American tariffs. Photo: Alexander Zdravco for Taxi News
Chow stops short of boycotting American giants Uber, Lyft Update 8am March 18th: the link to the Mayor’s Economic Action Plan has been updated, and the sentence on the Staff report on VFH earnings has been corrected. Toronto Mayor Olivia
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