When all of Uber's various delivery fees are combined, it charges up to 70 per cent of the cost of a McDonald's meal for delivery alone. Image: Mr.whostheboss
Tech and Economics enthusiast Arun Maini revisits Cory Doctorow’s theory of “Enshittification” to explain why Uber has re-invented transportation categories like Taxi and Limo, and is squeezing both consumers and drivers for every possible dime. “Enshittification” is the term Doctorow
Read More
Dan McTeague points out that internal combustion engines are more efficient and affordable than EVs. Image: YouTube
EVs are 5 per cent of auto sales, at most Dan McTeague wishes Canadians a great summer in his latest video: “Looks like all those carbon taxes we’ve been paying haven’t done anything to stop warm weather in the summer,
Read More
The results on election night would have been very different if Canadians had known the truth about Mark Carney, says Lindsay Prescott. Image: Instagram
We all got fooled by a flim-flam multimillionaire By Lindsay Prescott We now know that Prime Minister Carney isn’t at all like the rest of us. He owns millions of shares in at least 570 different companies in the oil,
Read MoreDiverts 1300 Trucks to 11/17 The Ontario Trucking Association says a new bylaw in Thunder Bay will have a negative impact on inter-provincial trade and pose additional road safety risks to the City of Thunder Bay and surrounding communities. On
Read MoreOntario marking major milestone in plan to bring back the Northlander TIMMINS — The Ontario government has awarded a contract to build Timmins-Porcupine Station, marking a significant step in the province’s work to bring back Northlander passenger rail service between
Read More
Ali Enad of Coventry Connection trains professional drivers in Para and Accessible Transit. Photo: Taxi News
On-demand service wait drops from 30 minutes to under 15 The wait time for an on-demand Wheelchair Accessible Taxi in Ottawa decreased from over 30 minutes to under 15 minutes in the past year, according to a June 23 staff
Read MoreOthers enjoy special State privileges Read: Why is the publisher of Taxi News writing about Fascism? here Read “On Canada Day, let’s face the ugly truth” here *** The term “Fascism” didn’t evolve from an esoteric circle of economic thinkers,
Read MoreIf Canada is no longer a Capitalistic Democracy, what is it? Click here to read “On Canada Day, it’s time to admit the ugly truth” For more than a decade, I have watched in shock and horror as hard-working, law-abiding
Read More
CTA president Marc André Way speaks with Policy Director Joanna Hazelden after the June 20th, 2024 VFH consultation at the East York Civic Centre. Photo: Taxi News
Passenger safety must be highest priority, Way says The recent incident in which an Ottawa teen girl was injured after being dragged by her Uber driver highlights the need to make passenger safety and consumer protection the highest priority for
Read More
