Commercial insurance rates paid by Uber drivers on a per-trip basis are buried in the spread or "take rate" between what riders pay (green line) and what drivers receive (red line). Image source: More Perfect Union
“All the benefits flow to Uber” new investigative report finds “Commercial insurance rates” collected from Uber drivers on every trip flow to Uber itself through Aleka Insurance, according to a new investigative journalism report. “Aleka Insurance is a wholly owned
Read MoreWho told you that you had to earn what was already given? Let me talk to you about grace. It is the most misunderstood word in the moral vocabulary. We have been taught that grace is softness. That it is
Read MoreTaxi News wants to hear your best worst predictions Waymo is lobbying the City of Toronto to launch a pilot project involving Autonomous Vehicles on Toronto streets. In December 2025, City Hall Watcher reported that Waymo’s team will be “communicating
Read MoreIt thrives in isolation, and dies with connection Let me talk to you about shame. It is the quietest weapon ever used against a people. It does not shout. It does not strike. It whispers. It sits in the chest
Read MorePeople harmed by Grubhub’s deceptive advertising claims and other unlawful conduct The Federal Trade Commission is sending payments totaling more than $23.8 million to drivers harmed by Grubhub’s deceptive earnings claims and diners harmed by the company’s misleading and unlawful conduct.
Read MoreThe Court of Appeal of Ontario decision in Cycle Toronto v. Ontario is a decisive win for democratic policymaking and a clear rejection of attempts to turn ordinary policy choices into bedrock constitutional rights. The case was an appeal of
Read MoreCanada needs a smart sales manager I lost one-third of my revenues in a single phone call one bleak morning. It taught me an indelible lesson about doing business with Americans. I had been writing a promotional newsletter for Hewlett-Packard
Read MoreLet me talk to you about joy. It is not happiness. That is the first and most important distinction. Happiness is a visitor. It comes when the circumstances are right, and it leaves when they turn. Joy is something else.
Read More42 per cent of Canadian firms are looking at moving to the US By Ian Connerty Canada had the worst economic growth in 63 years in Carney’s first year in office. The economy completely flatlined recently at 0 per cent
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Ottawa Police Superintendent Supt. Heather Lachine says 150 reported sexual assaults is "a big number." Photo: CBC
150 reports since June 1, police warn Rideshare services and social media meet-ups are both concerning the Ottawa Police Service (OPS), which says reports of sexual assaults have increased by almost 24 percent during January to August this year compared
Read MoreAnd every Canadian is about to foot the bill by Ian Connerty, Behind the Headlines Canada Mark Carney is panicking because the US refused to continue the US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement. For months, Washington laid out its terms loud and clear.
Read MoreUber sexual assault defense raises uncomfortable questions by Sean C. Domnick Every weekend in Florida, millions of people make the same decision. They leave a restaurant in Miami. They walk out of a concert in Tampa. They fly into Orlando
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