Nobody is sharing anything in the "sharing economy;" but the change in terminology gave vendors a new way to evade important safety regulations. Image: Toronto Star
It’s time to re-group and reconsider ground transportation responsibly by Marc André Way “Ridesharing.” Remember that quaint idea? It sounded so warm and fuzzy and friendly in 2014. Supposedly, individual car owners would be offering rides to friends and neighbours
Read MoreOn April 28th, U.S. president Donald Trump signed an Executive Order requiring Truckers to pass an English test: “to operate a commercial vehicle, a driver must ‘“’read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to
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Read MoreNDP candidate in Scarborough-Woburn hopes to get things changed A Liberal friend and I once had nostalgic discussion. It was about by-gone days, when government seemed to get useful things done with a minimum of the drama, acrimony and sheer
Read MoreAs Canadians prepare to cast their votes, Truckers for Safer Highways calls on all political leaders to recognize a fundamental truth: supporting truck drivers is supporting Canada’s economy. At a time when supply chains are stretched and economic stability is
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Councillor Mike Colle's urgent motion to require Vehicle for Hire companies to provide driver contact information to customers and police has been added to Toronto Council's meeting agenda. Image: YouTube
Missing child case, Colle’s motion result in Council debate Nine years after Toronto re-wrote its ground transportation by-laws to virtually eliminate passenger safety and consumer protection, Councillor Mike Colle has moved an urgent motion to make all Vehicle for Hire
Read MoreMaybe Uber didn’t call the driver because Uber didn’t know the driver A Toronto Uber driver inadvertently pulled away with a sleeping child on the rear bench of his van. Uber Corporate would not give the frantic mom or the
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