Ottawa City Council
legalizes Uber and other ride-sharing
companies.
To ease the burden on conventional taxis,
the City eliminates the standard for cab size
and
increases maximum vehicle age to 10 years.
It’s logical.
Customers have abandoned taxis
seeking a friendlier, more reliable, and higher quality
service;
surely they will flock back
if only the cars were smaller,
older.
(Editor’s note: poet Shai Ben-Shalom, an Israeli-born biologist, examines current events in the Blacklock’s tradition each and every Sunday)
