Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to media in Halifax at the Liberal caucus retreat on August 26, 2024. Image: CPAC
25% tariffs on steel and aluminum Canada will match American tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles and on heavily subsidized Chinese steel and aluminum imports, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on August 26th. “Today, we’re taking yet another step to ensure
Read MoreThe Greater Toronto Airport Authority (GTAA) is currently surveying ground transportation drivers on the concept of flexible pricing. New pricing options could include higher pricing during peak periods and/or lower pricing during slow periods. “For context, the taxi and limo
Read MoreReimbursement of fees at issue It has come to the attention of The Rideshare Drivers Association of Ontario (RDAO) that by design or incompetence, Uber has stopped paying its Driver-Workers their toll fees associated with trips routed by the Uber
Read MoreThe Inconvenient Truths Uber’s CEO doesn’t want you to know Click here to read Part 1 Click here to read Part 2 by Len Sherman –Reprinted with Permission– Part 3 This may explain why Uber pushed back so hard on
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Amazon and other online marketplaces will sell a Taxi roof light to any person who has the money to purchase one. In the past, roof lights were branded with the name of the brokerage which prevented them from being attached to any car. Image: Amazon
Fake Taxi drivers using generic signs to scam the public Generic Taxi roof light signs available online and confusion over cash payments have led to a rash of scams and cons involving fake Taxis across Canada this summer. Police in
Read MoreClick here to read Part 1, “The Inconvenient Truth Uber CEO doesn’t want you to know” By Len Sherman –Reprinted with Permission– Part 2 3. The combination of elevated prices and driver pay cuts enabled Uber to achieve a take
Read MoreInflux of Chinese EVs could lead to job cuts in Canada’s EV market by Christian Zdravko Uber is planning to add 100,000 EVs from Chinese electric vehicle (EV) company, Build Your Dreams (BYD) to its global collection. This partnership is
Read Moreby Len Sherman –Reprinted with permission– Although Uber doesn’t like to talk about it, times have been tough on both sides of its marketplace. Any long-time patron of Uber’s ridesharing service knows that prices have skyrocketed in recent years. And
Read MoreDara Khosrowshahi says society isn’t ready for self-driving Taxis yet by Christian Zdravko Uber founder Travis Kalanick was renowned for his 2015 statement that “Most (Taxi) drivers won’t even be needed in the next few years as driverless cars take
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