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When did Uber become the Law?

We are still a nation of Rule of Law and elected government When did Uber become the law? An Uber driver in British Columbia is ticketed for breaking the law, and the case goes all the way to the BC

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It’s beyond comprehension

Toronto’s population up 7 per cent; Vehicles for Hire up 1,462 per cent California is on fire while there is no water in the fire hydrants; Justin Trudeau “resigned” then flew to the United States to speak as Canada’s Prime

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Where did the 80,429 VFH number come from?

What could be more arbitrary than proposing the number that’s creating all the problems? Update at 1:30pm January 13: The full TRP report has been added to the bottom of the post in an accordion box. Like many other perfectly

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Chow announces 75 new Traffic Agents to help clear gridlock

Update: This article was updated at 6am January 13th with a new photo and quotes from drivers. Toronto plans to train and hire 75 additional new “Traffic Agents” to manage traffic flow across the city, Mayor Olivia Chow announced on

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Larger hippocampus may protect Taxi drivers from Alzheimer’s

BMJ study looked at 443 occupations In a study of the human brain and Alzheimer’s disease, Taxi drivers were found to have “significantly larger hippocampi” than more than 400 other occupations studied, according to a Dr. F. Perry Wilson in

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VFH, visual identity powers in Highway Traffic Act

Question follows Peel sexual assaults by fake rideshare driver Ontario’s Minister of Transportation Prabmeet Sarkaria told Road Warrior News that re-visiting effective Visual Identity requirements for Vehicles for Hire (VFH) is something he would discuss with the Ministry of Transportation

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Toronto “just punting” cap issue, RDAO says

“Communications campaign” won’t fix issue of 86,000 vehicles Toronto still has approximately 86,000 Vehicles for Hire cruising the roads, with no cap in sight. However, Mayor Olivia Chow’s motion to launch a “communications and intergovernmental campaign focusing on raising the

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