A chance to rebuild the Vehicle for Hire industry feels like watching the sun rise on a new day. Photo: Taxi News
All every Uber driver wants, is what every Taxi driver once had. Everything Taxi drivers ever had and fought for – a living wage; some job security; transparent dealings with regulators and customers; and traffic congestion that is at least
Read More“Those recommendations were a dumpster fire.” –Kristine Hubbard, Beck Taxi “Finally, one year after the City realized how bad things were, they really listened.” One year after Mayor Olivia Chow sent staff to review the Vehicle for Hire system and
Read MoreTranscript of Yevhenii Novikov’s remarks: “Yes, I would like to, would like to thank you the commission for the chance to speak here. So first of all, I want to talk about the discrimination I think I have faced recently
Read MoreNew comers facing “language, culture, educational barriers” need Uber’s low entry requirements Transcript of Jake Brockman’s remarks: “Thank you, Madam Mayor and Executive Committee members. My name is Jake Brockman, and I am pleased to work in Uber Canada’s Toronto
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"In November 2023, we were told there would be big problems with the ride availability if the number of licenses was limited to 52,000; now they're using the same argument, but pushing to 80,000 drivers," pointed out Uber driver Vitaly Goodman.
Before Canada had a minimum wage law in 1920, workers were exploited with long hours and low pay, lacking legal protection. Gig workers today face a similar, ugly situation. The difference now is that with the modern propaganda, misinformation, facts
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"If you're one of the venture capitalists who floated the loans to Uber to come up to Toronto, you've been reaping a pretty handsome reward, but that money has come out of the pockets of the people who provide the service, and it's come in out of the quality of life in the city of Toronto," said Gord Perks on December 10th. Photo: Taxi News
“We have to fight hard to claw it all back, but we can do it“ Veteran Toronto Councillor Gord Perks unleashed on Uber and John Tory in an epic display of honesty and accuracy seldom experienced by jaded City Hall
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Mayor Olivia Chow presided over the Executive Committee meeting on
December 10th. Photo: Alexander Zdravko for Taxi News
“Let’s give it another try…let’s see if we could do better” Uber’s influence in the Mayor’s office is not what it was when John Tory presided, it appears. At the close of the December 10th Executive Committee meeting, half of
Read MoreTwo VHF items moved to after lunch Executive Committee – Meeting 19 Meeting Date and Status: December 10, 2024 – 9:30 AM – Scheduled (Preview) Location: Committee Room 1, City Hall/Video ConferencePublishing Status: Agenda Published
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Vass Bednar is Executive Director, Master of Public Policy in Digital Society at McMaster University and Host of 'LATELY' from the Globe and Mail. Image: ParlVu
Aim is to extract the highest possible price using intrusive personal data Federal Members of Parliament appeared to be shocked by revelations about algorithmic pay processes as they were investigated at an Ethics Committee meeting on December 3rd. McMaster University’s
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