Toronto Senior… Mad As Hell and Not Going to Take it Anymore!

TORONTO, Jan. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - Question…Is the Toronto Transit Commission taking safety seriously outside the subway system?

Mike Smith, age 68 is planning to protest at the "MAIN Street" Subway Stations in Toronto.  The TTC has not improved sidewalk lighting.  "Frustrated, angry, I consider the poorly lit sidewalk to be a potential death or serious injury pedestrian sidewalk." Mr. Smith states, "Over eight years ago I was almost killed when a transit bus crossing from the road over the sidewalk to enter the subway station, struck me."

In Mike's opinion, "Every day the visibility changes depending on the weather. There are additional stations I consider dangerous."

Mr. Smith is an unpaid, independent consumer advocate who has been helping many Canadians since the early 1970s, contacting companies with complaints about their business practices.

Mike uses the name 'TORONTO MIKE CONSUMER ADVOCATE'. "Now is the time to advocate on my behalf," he says, "I'm tired of insurance companies denying long term benefits to injured Canadians, biased medical reports from paid insurance company specialists you're sent to, physiotherapy business that don't care because they can keep billing the insurance company!"

"THE GOVERNMENT IS IN BED WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANIES!" Mike believes. "There are no million dollar lawsuits in Canada for Pain and Suffering."

AND NOW FOR THE FACTS…

Canadian Insurance Companies Lobby the Government…"Million Dollar Personal Injury Lawsuits will Bankrupt Us!"

January 1978…The Supreme Court of Canada decreed $100,000 was the most an injured Canadian could be awarded.

1992…The David Peterson Liberals eliminated Pain and Suffering Claims that did not meet the threshold.

1994…The Bob Rae NDP introduced a $10,000 Deductible

1996…Mike Harris Tories increased Deductible to $15,000.

2003…Ernie Eves Government increases to $30,000.

2015…Any accident after August 1^st, 2015 until December 31, 2015, Personal Injury Deductibles raised to $36,540 if you don't meet the magic Threshold number of $100,000 awarded.

January 1^st, 2016 the prescribed amount shall be revised by adjusting the amount.

January 1^st, every year after 2016, the amount shall be revised.

Mike is currently investigating reports that the threshold has been increased to $121,799.

Mike is picketing starting January 25^th, Mondays-Saturdays, 6am-8am also 8pm-midnight. He can be reached at [email protected].

SOURCE toronto mike consumer advocate