tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559260500579382213.post1627965617976394443..comments2024-03-23T13:18:17.693-05:00Comments on Anybody Want A Peanut?: News Roundup: Cabs, QBs, and megawattscherenkovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15355986781478585611noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559260500579382213.post-3320349721491608592009-01-23T07:52:00.000-06:002009-01-23T07:52:00.000-06:00There's no need, anon. That project is not going ...There's no need, anon. That project is not going ahead. If I call Brennan about anything it will be bipole III.cherenkovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15355986781478585611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559260500579382213.post-35209279245372580712009-01-23T01:40:00.000-06:002009-01-23T01:40:00.000-06:00Just in case anyone feels like letting them have i...Just in case anyone feels like letting them have it:<BR/><BR/>Manitoba Hydro Contact: Bob Brennan, President & CEO, 474-3600Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559260500579382213.post-61682934774335009432009-01-22T21:48:00.000-06:002009-01-22T21:48:00.000-06:00Thanks for explaining that, I'll try to make use o...Thanks for explaining that, I'll try to make use of it tomorrow.The Great Canadian Talk Showhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06121590849889997357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559260500579382213.post-64497808776560136972009-01-22T20:14:00.000-06:002009-01-22T20:14:00.000-06:00I caught a little bit of your talk show today. "d...I caught a little bit of your talk show today. "duopoly" is the correct term. It doesn't matter is a firm has a single owner or a thousand shareholders, it operates as a single entity and responds in the market accordingly. The cab industry in Winnipeg is not a "true" duopoly in that there are other smaller players, but it is a <I>de facto</I> duopoly because two entities dominate the industry.cherenkovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15355986781478585611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559260500579382213.post-62843335469838872052009-01-22T12:22:00.000-06:002009-01-22T12:22:00.000-06:00Marty, you appear to be correct that Duffy's and U...Marty, you appear to be correct that Duffy's and Unicity did not specifically apply for 800 plates. Instead, they have applied for "any and all" of them, which is even worse!<BR/><BR/>I don't think the discussion should be <I>who</I> regulating this industry, but <I>if</I> this level of regulation is even required. Please, somebody explain to me the specific market failure in this industry that requires it to be government-regulated duopoly!cherenkovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15355986781478585611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559260500579382213.post-4632951620400881632009-01-22T12:12:00.000-06:002009-01-22T12:12:00.000-06:00Nice try BS, but you will not succeed in distortin...Nice try BS, but you will not succeed in distorting my comment or in goading me into name-calling. <BR/><BR/>Please cite where I "stick up" for anything other than accurate reporting. Or where my observations were in any way not accurate or biased.<BR/><BR/>If you bothered to listen to my program, I have frequently stated on the air, that I believe there may be logic in expanding the quota and the owner base. And I have said so in conversation with cab executives too.<BR/><BR/>Peanuts' post raises the issue of the necessity of a cab board and of regulation for our city. <BR/><BR/>To me that discussion must start with, why does the provincial government dictate our municipal policy and who represents the city on that board?The Great Canadian Talk Showhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06121590849889997357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559260500579382213.post-58271736224330572752009-01-22T11:49:00.000-06:002009-01-22T11:49:00.000-06:00Marty, Marty, Marty... way to stick up for the Duf...Marty, Marty, Marty... way to stick up for the Duffy's/Unicity duopoly. It wouldn't have anything to do with the fact they sponsor your little program now, would it? Are you really that much better than the "professional reporters" or editors that you like to run down for pushing their masters' agendas on the public? Hypocrite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559260500579382213.post-40517559651963808822009-01-22T10:08:00.000-06:002009-01-22T10:08:00.000-06:00The professional reporters covering the hearings h...The professional reporters covering the hearings have failed to clarify what was being argued, and evidentally their editors were mulling over buyout offers. <BR/><BR/>NO ONE including Duffys or Unicity applied for "800" plates to be added to city streets. Rather, that was the cumulative total of all the applications, one group applied for 150, another for 50, etc etc. <BR/><BR/>As for the TCB,the Filmon government tried to backdoor taxicab regulation onto an unsuspecting city and Sue Thompson in April or May of 93-and I know cause I saw her face when I told a city committee about it - and that was the end of any discussion of what is the obvious first question: <BR/><BR/>Why do provincial appointees dictate how taxis operate in the city of Winnipeg, but not Brandon, Thompson or any other municipality? <BR/><BR/>Another question diligently avoided by MSM is: who is the city rep on the TCB accountable to? since he (in this era Harry Lazarenko) does not report back to council.The Great Canadian Talk Showhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06121590849889997357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559260500579382213.post-80708475148597704802009-01-22T01:28:00.000-06:002009-01-22T01:28:00.000-06:00Gotta love the Taxi Board Gong Show. Self-serving...Gotta love the Taxi Board Gong Show. Self-serving antiquated holdover for the past - it should be abolished. <BR/><BR/>Hmmm,... remind me again? Who has the power to bring an end to this miserable Board's antiquarian existence with the simple stroke of a pen? Surely, oh freaking 'pray tell', 'tis not the 'Doer-less-than-best' government - IS IT?Scott MacNeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02068618008170891557noreply@blogger.com