None of the Councillors who voted to re-write Toronto’s Taxi by-laws for Uber in 2016 are taking any responsibility for breaking the industry, Taxi operator Behrouz Khamseh told Executive Committee on February 29th. “You broke the industry,” Khamsah reiterated. “I
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Speaker identified only as "Ali P" at Toronto's Executive Committee on February 29th made more sense in 5 minutes than Toronto has heard in 5 years. Photo: YouTube
“TTC, Taxi, Uber, Lyft…everybody is suffering” A driver identified only as “Ali P” in Executive Committee meeting minutes perhaps phrased it best when he told Councillors, “Stop the shenanigans!” “Please, rather than having so many fancy-schmantzy conversations and political agendas,
Read MoreFrom 5,500 trained and licensed Taxi drivers to 55,000 random rideshares cruising the streets in a city that claims it wants to cut emissions. How is such lunacy even possible? Who takes seriously any debate on which one side is
Read MoreVisit this link to find your next required SSC submission date: From toronto.ca: Vehicle Age (Model Year) “This bulletin applies to requirements to replace taxicabs, limousines, and private transportation company (PTC) vehicles in the City of Toronto due to the
Read MoreSays Uber “used its corporate might keep prices artificially low” Private investigator Gary Walsh has filed a complaint against Uber with Canada’s Competition Bureau. Investigations Co-Ordinator with Probe Toronto, Walsh believes that Uber has intentionally used a predatory pricing program
Read MoreRetired Hamilton cab driver Hans Wienhold launches an informal discussion about the beauty of one-way streets in his new YouTube video. Please be warned, readers may find it offensive (“moving at the speed of a female cyclist”) or rational (“God
Read MoreThe good news is, EVs are a sales bust by Jeffrey Tucker We are living through one of history’s longest and most excruciating versions of “We told you so.” When in March 2020, the world’s government decided to “shut down”
Read MoreChow wants report to consider wages, working conditions as well as emissions The February deadline for Toronto to decide how many rideshare vehicles is appropriate for a city trying cap emissions may be pushed back to November, 2024. In a
Read MoreWhat’s the rush? Why share only Taxi info, not rideshare? As part of a lengthy conversation and interview with Taxi News regarding changes being made to the Greater Toronto Airport Authority’s changes to driver permitting conditions, the GTAA asked for
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