Save PickupPal in Ontario

View the list of people who are speaking out for their right to Rideshare in Ontario. So far 2167 signatures have been added to the petition to Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty. Below are the 1626 names and comments that are viewable in the public listing.

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Name:	Comment:
tyler english kincardine, Ontario
Kwok Wai Chan Mississauga, Ontario	As someone who works in the green energy field, I personally feel that it is imperative that we all do as much as we can to reduce our own footprint on this Earth as well as putting in legislation that prohibits others from causing so much damage to our environment!
steve beattie brampton , Ontario
Sabi Ahsan Bond Head, Ontario	The Act is Goofy and everybody who commutes across municipal boundaries breaks it every day. How crazy is that?
Dhananjai Borwankar Kitchener, Ontario	It is very inefficient for people to be stuck in traffic. This type of service removes some of the vehicles currently on our overcrowded roads, and helps solve a problem that our government does not seem to be addressing. (providing a good public transportation infrastructure to efficiently allow people to move about the province). Please do not eliminate this service.
Madhur Kumar Stratford, Ontario	Carpooling is not only helps in saving fuel but also help in curbing pollution. It also helps in building community trust.
dawna blazynski ohsweken, Ontario	everyone has the right to make this decision on their own. I dont think that it is right that these decisions keep being made for us, it is not illegal to do this, if you shut down this then u may as well make hitch hiking illegal and taxi cabs and public transit. You are only trying to shut it down because these ppl are not as dependent on public transit. Still though these ride programs are the same as car pooling in a sense and should be allowed to run. Instead of concentrating on ride programs you should concern yourself more with the drinking and driving that occurs, the cars that are driving the streets illegally and such.
Evan Carter Kamloops, British Columbia	3. Outlaw commonsense and practicality. I am currently a student and out of province but reading what is happening to my home is disturbing me and not making me want to come back to my home which i used to have so much pride in. I miss the Ontario I used to love.
michelle xuereb toronto, Ontario
Robert Taylor Smiths Falls, Ontario
Rebecca Sauder waterloo, Ontario	I am a chemical engineering graduate student at the University of Waterloo studying fuel cells (green energy). I have dedicated 6 years of University education into developing greener technologies in hopes of helping the state of our environment. Outside of school I do my part in reducing harmful emissions by saving energy and carpooling. My research lab is in Mississauga and I live in Waterloo, and PickupPal is the only reason I get to and from my lab each day. With all the efforts that the government is trying to make to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, why can’t this be one of them? Thank you Rebecca Sauder
Katharina von Buttlar Ontario	What better way in this province/country to "help practice what politians" go on about...safe the environment - be more environmentally friendly...NO to mention less cars on the road - ajmming up the roads!
Andre Schilha Kitchener, Ontario	Why have the Kyoto Accord? Let's stick with it. Let's not let Ontario fall behind.
Bruce borland Oshawa, Ontario	The law has to be amended to allow this operation to continue...the bus companies have been dictating too long with out of line fares and ridiculous schedules...now, finally, we have an alternative and it should not be stopped..Please amend the laws to allow Pickuppal to survive...I am in favour of the ridesharing but I am not in favour of fees being collected to share...when my vehicle travels to a location it does not cost me more to carry passengers...a service that would hook me up with passengers to ride with me is fabulous as I so often need company on long trips and this takes the risk factor out of me picking up strangers hitchhiking...before computers, some European cities had locations to pick up safe passengers to eliminate hitchhiking and it was so beneficial to the travelers,who had little, and to the safety of drivers and I support this innovative idea which is so similar to this concept...I will continue to pick up passenger beside the road so why not make it safer for me and for once not give the corporate world their own way...Trentway-Wagner, the complainant is one of the most expensive and irregular bus lines in Ontario and a poor example to be fighting this service...please Mr McGinty, do not stop this amazing service because I for one will start another as each friend of mine will do as mine and others are stopped and it will come back to haunt you forever...so think very seriously about this..Thank you
Allan Winchester Hamilton, Ontario	This is only about protecting the profits of bus companies. Maybe if the bus companies offered better service they wouldn't have to resort to beating up on a small part the transportation market.
Monikia Ontario	The necessity of carpooling has never been greater. In many jurisdictions, rural ones especially, there is no public transit. Without carpooling sites, we would not be able to network with the people we need to contact in order to meet our transportation needs AND protect our planet from devastation.
Melanie Goulin Hamilton, Ontario	Not only is better for the environment the price of gas is ridiculous and i'm am more than happy to give someone a lift and share the price of gas -it's good for everyone involved. If the transportation board is worried that people are taking public transit then they should reevaluate their fares. It would have cost me double the money and three times the amount of time to take the bus home than driving myself
Mike Bingham Hamilton, Ontario	Who would this legislation protect, the environment and responsible travellers OR big business that are threatened by it. I say it high time political leaders started acting like leaders and advocate on behalf of their constituents majorally, not just those with large businesses... This is a perfectly intelligent solution to so many of our infrastructure problems in Ontario, carpooling means less cars on the road and maybe a few less buses (if they are not warranted) - Think about it, less smog and traffic vs. more half full buses - please make the right decision and leave the good folks at pick-up pal to continue their innovative and eco-friendly pursuit.
Greg Dong Waterloo, Ontario	This type of draconian law is not something that belongs in the lives of civilized and eco-minded people of the 21st century. I hope you remember this law the next time you're driving your children to school and realize that you're breaking it as well. Thank you.
Robert Crevier Crevier Ottawa, Ontario	I am frome your home town ottawa and use this service to attend school in tronto Robert Crevier
Warren Graham Ontario	In the era of concern over global warming and health effects of smog how is it that the government can be so partial to the interests of business as not to realise that impeding ride-sharing is against the interests of its citizens? Let's see, the earth is better for less pollution, the roads are better due to fewer cars, the citizens are welthier due to income from ridesharing and income from increased trade and travel, the communities are better because the people are more connected to their neighbours; the question is, who stands to lose from this? I really don't think the shipping or bus companies stand to lose anything, there are still plenty of people not willing to take this kind of transit, and they will certainly be their to pay. What next? would they shut down facebook if it too had such an application?
Jim Anderson Toronto, Ontario	I thought this was a joke until I researched it. Shame on you and Ontario. This defies logic , is bad for the environment and is embarrassing for Canada and Ontario.
Louis Berniquez Winchester, Ontario	** Some examples of illegal ridesharing according to Ontario Government's current law: If you arrange with your wife to pick up your uncle at the airport, you have broken the law. If you travel with a friend and give her $5 for gas money, you have broken the law. *** Are you serious? I mean if I pick up my mom to go out to lunch, that's illegal? That's just ridiculous! This sort of law makes it impossible for most families to be able to get together since many families already have problems with money. I live out in the country, according to this law, I wouldn't be able to pick up my mother in the city and take her to may place for dinner to see her grandson, she barely makes enough money to feed herself and pay rent, thus cannot afford over 100$ in taxi fare each way. The bus service doesn't come to our place at reasonable hours either, so with this law, my mother is stranded. I believe that this interpretation of the law shows that it is totally unjustified, and preposterous. An unnecessary restriction that does not protect anyone from anything. I believe this law should be changed!
Carol Yu Waterloo, Ontario	Carpool helps saving energy and make our environment cleaner. It is econimcal choice for people who can't afford a car, like students, or who only travels occasionally. It is significantly convenient as not like buses, it usually delivers door to door. This might hurt some transportation companies a bit, but it is very beneficial to our community and our environment. With the energy crisis and global warming, why would our government stand against carpooling? I strongly urge Ontario Highway Transportation Board to consider this carefully. Thanks, Carol
Dianne Ferguson Etobicoke, Ontario	Yet another example of the fact that common sense is a most uncommon thing! Please, the red tape is strangling us.
Jessie Votary Kitchener , Ontario	The idea that a person is not allowed to 'catch' a ride with someone else and help pay for vehicle costs is absolutely ludicrous. Lets have some common sense.
Dewan Arefeen Mississauga, Ontario	This is very useful service which is good for the environment. Come on... its time we do something good for the environment and not for multinational bus company like Trentway... and why even have multi occupancy/carpool lanes in the 403?
Alyre Glazer Etobicoke, Ontario	Its our right has a people of this Province of Ontario to carpool with our own vehicles,after all by doing this service for each other, does it not help to minimize the impact on the gas emission and pollution level!
Heidi Helm Ottawa, Ontario	This attempt to impede a grassroots effort by caring and concerned citizens actively helping the environment while saving some transportation dollars is yet another attempt by a corporation pretending to care about something other than their own self-interest. It is unacceptable and we must stand up for our right to take such matters into our own hands. Choosing to car pool is a responsible way to travel and it would be unfair for anyone to take that away from us.
Christina Tripp Trenton, Ontario	My car is not a "public vehicle". I want to be helped to arrange a ride with someone who is travelling the same direction as me, not prohibited by wrongheaded interpretation of the legistlation. The ministry of transport has long had carpool parking lots at most 401 interchanges, so one would presume they support ridesharing. So what's up with this suggestion that the Public Vehicle Act prohibits organizing rideshares? Leave PickUpPal alone!! It's a great tool to encourage carpooling and to reduce CO2 emissions.
Kris Mcdowell Ottawa, Ontario	I think it's absolutely outrageous that the government is making it MORE difficult for private citizens to make carpooling arrangements. I drive from Ottawa to Toronto and Montreal often and used to use AlloStop to find an extra three passengers so I was not traveling alone and could get help with the cost of gas. AlloStop was shutdown by Trentway-Wagar a few years ago and ever since, I've been making the trips with three empty seats and arriving with empty pockets. The law is obviously outdated and needs to be amended to allow practical Carpooling and/or Ridesharing activities in Ontario. If the government is actually serious about "giving people better alternatives to driving alone", the law needs to be changed. And even if the law isn't changed, I'll take any mode of transportation but the bus. Trentway-Wagar is a bully and I would encourage everyone to boycott their service if at all possible.
Chris Lianga Toronto, Ontario	As a communter from Toronto to Scarborough I appreciate the convenience and assistance Pick-up Pals provides for it's users. Please don't stop this environmentally conscious programme. Amend the Public Vehicles Act to allow decentralized carpooling services.
Delan Ahmad Toronto, Ontario	3. Believe that the way to the future is to ENABLE citizens to OVERCOME the environmentally UNFRIENDLY practices of rich men.
DARRELL VILLA TORONTO, Ontario
Martha Bilton Milton, Ontario	Carpooling is logical and essential in so many ways. It helps the environment by cutting down on CO2 emissions, saves on gas, helps drivers stay awake by giving them company, and so much more! It would surely be a crime to shut down this ride sharing program.
Wendy Hood-Morris Cambridge, Ontario	It's a ridiculous idea to remove the right to legally carpool considering the following points: 1) Trentway Wager (or any other bus line) does not travel everywhere at all times. If limited to a bus schedule, you might not get to work. 2) Carpooling is cheaper and helps those on a limited income to work. 3) Carpooling reduces gas consumption and the number of cars on the road. This suit is an insult to Ontarians. There should be a general boycott against Trentway-Wager as a result. I am very disappointed with them.
Jordan Downey Burlington, Ontario
Genevieve Landry Toronto, Ontario	This is a very backwards law and does not support what you and your government, the Canadian government and other groups have been encouraging us to do: carpool! Trentway-Wagar has done this before - to me this is bullying. And it hurts the weakest in society - the poor. Carpooling alternatives don't only help the environment, but also provides a more affordable way to travel. Please do the right thing and change this law accordingly.
Heather Ladley Mississauga, Ontario	Taking car of the environment is JUST AS IMPORTANT as safety issues - talk about slitting hairs!
Michelle Balaban Thornhill, Ontario	If the government has no place in the bedrooms of the nation, why should an agreement entered-into by adults, in a private vehicle, be government business as well? Channeling Pierre Trudeau ...
Mike Carney Mississauga, Ontario	PickupPal should be commended and endorsed for their efforts vs. having another business (who is obviously threatened) try to shut them down. Ontario residents are desparate for new ways to save gas, save money and save the environment. The government should step in to help because 99.9% of motorists on the roads are single riders and that needs to stop.
Theressa Kritz North York, Ontario	If I understand correctly, someone has some medical problems and cannot drive themselves to the doctors, also using public transit is out of the question because the bus is too full and they cannot stand for long periods of time on a shaky bus. So they could find a friend/relative to drive them; however, they cannot so the friend/relative finds one of their friend/relative to drive this person. The driver will be going with them because they cannot do it alone. This is illegal?!? I couldn't believe what I was reading! I am sure people must do this every day. Do they get ticketed? So the carpool lanes that were installed were for work only, not even school travel. What in the world makes it okay for work and nothing else! I just don't get it. It is very weird to me.
Peter Au Smiths Falls, Ontario
Peter Au Ontario
Vera Jolie North Bay, Ontario	Keep PickupPal going, as it's important for getting people to their jobs and for me personally getting to medical appointments on time.
Vera Jolie North Bay, Ontario	Keep PickupPal going, as it's important for getting people to their jobs and for me personally getting to medical appointments on time.
Vera Jolie North Bay, Ontario	Keep PickupPal going, as it's important for getting people to their jobs and for me personally getting to medical appointments on time.
Peter McKee Mississauga, Ontario	Why do we have carpool parking lots and special car pool lanes on some of our highways?
Peter McKee Mississauga, Ontario	Why do we have carpool parking lots and special car pool lanes on some of our highways?
Ernest Man Toronto, Ontario	Work on something important! We carpool at work, is that illegal? What's wrong with having a social site that networks potential car-poolers? You (government) steal from us, why don't you pay for your own gas? Why is it expensed to us (tax payers)? There seems to be more important issues affecting our province, yet, the government likes to work on issues that benefit government "affiliates". And thanks for the Health Care tax! I don't see what I've benefitted with it. Shame on your government! Let us (citizens) decide!
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