City of Toronto staff at the June 24th VFH consultation for the General Public at 850 Coxwell. Photo: Christian Zdravko for Taxi News
Consumers, drivers speak at public consultation by Christian Zdravko Rideshare drivers are living lives comparable to “modern-day slavery,” and “indentured servitude,” participants heard at the June 24th Vehicle for Hire stakeholder consultation session. Toronto residents affected by the shortcomings of
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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
It’s all about supply and demand. “The basic problem is, you have way too many vehicles on the road for any driver to earn a living,” said Marc Andre Way, president of the Canadian Taxi Association. He was addressing Licensing
Read MorePeter Athanasopoulos of Spinal Cord Injury Ontario wants to know why Toronto did not schedule an entire consultation and planning process dedicated to Accessible transportation before it launched the current Vehicle for Hire (VHF) consultation. “Why isn’t there a dedicated
Read MoreThe first “in-person” consultation session on Toronto’s Vehicle for Hire (VHF) industry will take place at the East York Civic Centre on June 20th at 10am. On June 12, a virtual session was hosted by Toronto staff and Gladki Planning
Read MoreTheft of workers’ tips being acknowledged? Following Ontario’s lead, the government of British Colombia is changing the definition of the term “minimum wage.” On June 12, BC released proposed legislation which, like Ontario’s law, divides a worker’s time into “engaged
Read Morefrom the Gig Workers’ United “X” feed What do we think of the new platform gig work regulations in BC? It’s great the provincial government recognizes that this is an unsustainable situation but we are disappointed that the legislation doesn’t
Read More65,000 drivers chasing 160,000 rides per day Poll question #4 on Toronto’s June 12th Vehicle for Hire (VFH) public consultation saw twice as many polled in favour of ending open entry and placing a limit on the number of VFH
Read MoreBefore Toronto legalized ride-sharing, the drivers who provided accessible vans counted on picking up non-accessible fares to subsidize onerous costs June 13, 2024 update: This column ran in the Toronto Star on July 20, 2022. Taxi News is republishing it
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Over 100 participants were on on the June 12 Vehicle for Hire consultation online meeting. Image: Webex
Zero available vehicles, open entry damage not mentioned Toronto staff floated the idea of providing an upfront $20,000 grant to Taxi drivers who will purchase an Accessible vehicle during last night’s Vehicle for Hire (VFH) consultation. Surprisingly, two disruptive factors
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