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840 solar or 16 nuclear power plants needed to meet Ottawa’s 2050 emission-reduction target (Vancouver) – The federal government’s plan to eliminate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from electricity generation by 2050 is impossible in practical terms, finds a new study
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Olivia Chow's decision to eliminate Teslas from Toronto's EV Grant program appears to be based on emotions rather than emissions. Photo: Taxi News
Decision to “restrict” Teslas from grant program about emotions, not emissions The Opinion column below, by Canadian Taxi Association president Marc Andre Way, originally ran on October 5, 2023 on the True North news site. Taxi News is re-publishing it
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Ottawa's Blue Line Taxi has used the tagline "Buy local - we do" for many years. In the face of tariff threats by US president Donald Trump, Blue Line is reminding everyone that most of the money spent with Uber and Lyft leaves Canada immediately, whereas money spent with Blue Line stays in Canada. Image: Blue Line Taxi
90 per cent of Uber revenues leave Canada immediately As US president Donald Trump floated the idea of imposing 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods earlier this month, Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and Councillors sprang to work on a
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February Court dates being vacated in Metro Taxi vs City of Ottawa As outlined in a letter sent jointly to Superior Court Judge the Honourable Justice Marc Smith on February 5th, 2025, the February court dates to consider damages in
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Screengrab from the US FTC presentation "Competition Snuffed Out: How Predatory Pricing Harms Competition, Consumers, and Innovation," which was shared at the January 30 CTA Zoom webinar. Image: FTC
Calgary, Uber ethics, Ontario election also topics covered The January 30th meeting of the Canadian Taxi Association featured updates on the Metro Taxi vs. City of Ottawa court case, as proceedings are scheduled to resume on February 10th. “The purpose
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The Rideshare Professor Torsten Kunert is supporting a campaign to have Uber drivers around the globe "give Uber the finger" to show dissatisfaction with driver pay and Uber policies. Image: YouTube
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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Toronto City Manager Paul Johnson and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Stephen Conforti brief media on the city's proposed 2025 Budget. Photo: Alexander Zdravko, Taxi News
Toronto approved, managed plate sales for decades by Rita Smith with files from Alexander Zdravko There are no funds set aside in the 2025 Budget to compensate elderly career Taxi operators whose plates were made worthless by Toronto, officials stated
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According to Statistics Canada, Toronto's population increased 7 per cent since 2013. The number of Vehicles for Hire have increased 1426 per cent, report Toronto staff. Image: Taxi News
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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Uber appears to have magical powers which prevent otherwise intelligent Toronto officials from noticing the Elephant in the Room. Image: Cartoon Bob for Taxi News
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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