“Ride Fair” begins streaming April 29 – free to watch Hot Doc
“Ride Fair,” a seven minute short film by director Javier Lovera begins streaming for free today as part of the 2021 Hot Docs Festival which will run from April 29 to May 9.
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Taxi drivers receiving vaccines from non-governmental agency
Taxi drivers in Toronto have finally been prioritized for COVID-19 shots – not by Ontario’s healthcare system, but by the Canadian Centre for Refugee and Immigrant Healthcare.
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Carbon taxes “brainwashing and bullshit”: trucker
“If anyone could tell me where the money is going, and how it’s helping Canada’s environment, I might believe it,” says trucker Gerry Black. “This is not just a tax on fuel – it is a tax on everything you
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Delivery driving vs Taxi driving: the ins and outs
“You can work for yourself, and have a good day or a bad day. You can work for someone else, and have a good day or a bad day. Either way, it’s up to you.”
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Ontario police forces overwhelmingly reject new powers to stop citizens
In an unprecedented turn of events, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Solicitor General Sylvia Jones amended the April 16th edict which had announced that police would have the authority to stop any Ontarian and ask them why they were outside of their homes during the current COVID-19 lockdown.
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Zero ride-hailing drivers trained under program ordered by Toronto City Council
Not a single vehicle-for-hire driver has completed Toronto’s testing and training program, which was mandated by Toronto City Council to begin on January 1st, 2020.
Read MoreToronto’s Beck Taxi considers withdrawing services from COVID sites
Beck Taxi Operations Manager Kristine Hubbard has announced that Beck is considering withdrawing service to specific high-risk locations in order to protect its taxi drivers.
Hospitals, public health units, COVID-19 testing centres, isolation centres and vaccination centres have been calling Toronto taxi companies to transport known or suspected COVID patients since March of 2019. Taxi drivers were deemed “essential workers” in the earliest days of the pandemic but have not been prioritized to receive vaccines.
Read More“Every single Black Cab in London” paying respect for Prince Phillip
Citizen footage on Twitter of “every single Black Cab in London” paying their respects upon the death of Prince Philip. No doubt Queen Elizabeth will take comfort in this unprecedented sight. London’s Taxi Trade pays their respect to the passing
Read MoreApril 8 Vaccine updates
Despite daily pleas from the Taxi industry asking Ontario to list drivers as a priority group in Phase Two of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout, this did not occur as part of the April 7 announcement. However, as more vaccine shipments
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