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Old 01-05-2016, 09:21 PM   #1380
Kavvy
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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen View Post
You're mistaken with Ray Jones. He's researched on this topic thoroughly. He's just nearing becoming a shill for the taxi companies.

2013:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...lief-1.1376084


2014:
http://globalnews.ca/news/1410109/ne...se-cab-crunch/


2014 (TEN DAYS LATER)
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/ca...394/story.html


2015:
http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-...-door-for-uber


He's the councilor for Ward 5. Due to the large amount of cab drivers among his constituents, the taxi industry and Uber is certainly a hot-topic interest with him. He's well versed, but he doesn't want to hurt his chances at re-election so he wants to keep the cab drivers happy. Make sure that they are capable of making as much money as possible and pretend everything is just fine with the way things are.

So he is loyal to his constituency? Doesn't seem like the worst trait. Should he be loyal to the city over them? Honest question.

I don't love our cab industry, but this seems similar to a politician from a rural riding voting to keep farm subsidizes.

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