Committee votes to tighten licensing rules for convicted taxi drivers, but says more needs to be done

City councillors voted to tighten the restrictions around issuing vehicle-for-hire licences to people convicted of a serious criminal offence — but also agreed that more provisions need to be adopted to ensure public safety.
Taxi and other vehicle-for-hire drivers convicted of severe criminal offences within the last 10 years will no longer be able to appeal the refusal of a licence to a city committee, under the proposed bylaw amendments unanimously passed in a council vote.
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