(Don Leblanc Addresses Common Council)
Conditions in the taxi industry in Saint John are inconsistent and in need of change.
That from the chair of the taxi advisory committee, Don Leblanc, who wants Common Council to support the creation of the new committee that can make and enforce its own rules.
Mayor Ivan Court says taxi drivers often make the City's first impression to tourists.
Court says it's a hard job to make a living working 16-18 hours a day with part-timers that jump in at prime time and steal an opporotunity for those drivers to make a living.
The city's current taxi by-law does not prevent sexual and violent offenders from getting a taxi license.
