Delivery workers “very distressed” over recommendation Risk of fire on public transit vehicles means the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) will consider prohibiting lithium battery electric scooters on TTC vehicles during the winter months at its Tuesday, October 29 meeting. Gig
Read MoreClick on image above to view Question Period video. Video: Facebook Ontario’s House of Parliament resumed activities on October 21st, and among the first issues raised by the Opposition NDP has been fraud and failure in the province’s Truck driver
Read MoreA recent Ipsos poll reveals the majority of Canadians oppose the Trudeau government’s electric vehicle mandate, Dan McTeague reports in his October 19th video update for Canadians for Affordable Energy. “Many Canadians are rightfully concerned about the cost and reliability
Read MoreTow Zone Pilots would become permanent projects On October 21, the Ontario government introduced the Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act. If passed, the proposed legislation would require municipalities to receive approval from the province before installing new bike lanes
Read More“Weather changes, and we’ve got 50 cars lined behind a truck“ Increasing speed limits on the 400-series highways for personal automobiles to 110 km/hour while leaving transport trucks governed at 105 could make congestion worse, not better, says risk management
Read MoreRe: “Advice to Uber Drivers: quit Uber, drive Taxi” October 18 To the Editor, Since entering the Vehicle For Hire industry, Uber has managed to circumvent effective regulation, leaving the company a free hand to do whatever they please. Over
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"Here with several hundred friends!" Rideshare Drivers Association of Ontario member Earla Phillips tweeted on October 17th, 2024. "Fighting for fair pay!" On May 7th, Phillips officially launched her own SubStack to share her observations. Photo: Earla Phillips
Rideshare drivers upset over Uber’s new algorithmic payment methods hoped to raise their profile by protesting at Pearson Airport instead of Uber’s head office in downtown Toronto on October 17th. While the new program is called “up front pay,” drivers
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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
Uber and government have their hands in your pocket: Kerametlian “All Uber drivers should quit driving for Uber or Lyft and ask the government to enforce bylaws of Taxicab and become Taxi drivers as the market requires.” An open letter
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Protesting Uber and Lyft drivers collected at Pearson Airport's UberX lot at noon on Thursday, October 17th. Photo: RDAO
Uber and Lyft drivers have received a permit from the Greater Toronto Airport Authority (GTAA) for the protest planned for today at 2pm. The goal of the action is not to delay travellers but to raise awareness of how the
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