Driver Veron Warnor has been driving for Beck Taxi for five years. “Every decision he made, he had her in mind, her well-being and the baby’s well-being … It just speaks so much to his character,” Kristine Hubbard said. Photo:
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The City of Ottawa’s biggest Taxi mistake dates back to1971, according to PostMedia columnist Randall Denley.
Denley was interviewed by CityNews’ reporter Rob Snow on January 12, and provided listeners with a succinct historical summary of the situation that has landed Ottawa in court this month.
The big mistake, Denley explained, occurred in 1971, when the then-City of Ottawa decided to “fix” the number of Taxi licenses that would be issued; any more Taxis than that would be too many. Ottawa then perpetrated that system for decades.
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Premier Doug Ford told reporters he had received no information on the recent announcement that UberEats would be delivering alcohol products for Ontario’s Liquor Control Board (LCBO).
“This is the first I’ve heard of it,” Ford admitted in answer to a reporter’s question at a lengthy press conference on January 11th.
“I’ll have to give a call over to the LCBO and see what they’re up to.”
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Ottawa Courthouse Photo: Wikipedia Ottawa Taxi expert Marc Andre Way is expected to be on the stand in court again today. Way has spent five full days, answering every question posed by lawyers on the detailed mechinations of the city’s
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Ontario Minister Vic Fedeli poses with Uber executives on Day #4 of the Ottawa case which waited five years to get to court after certification in 2018. Photo: Twitter ***** Ontario’s Economic Development Minister Vic Fedeli posed for a photo
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This unmarked “Bandit Cab” using a temporary, no-name roof light was photographed in Toronto in 2022. Technically, Uber and other rideshares were operating as Bandit cabs before municipalities wrote new by-laws and regulations to legalize them. Photo: Jafar Mirsalari January
Read More The Taxi industry class action suit against the City of Ottawa proceeded on January 5th with Metro Taxi co-owner Marc Andre Way on the witness stand for the entire day.
Attorney Marion Sandilands of Conway Litigation opened proceedings with a complaint to Superior Court Justice Marc Smith that insufficient French translators were available on January 4th. Observers in the court said the translation quality was “dreadful.” This was possibly at least in part because the length of the testimony would have required additional translators to rotate throughout the day so others could take needed breaks. These additional translators were not available on January 4th.
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Blue Line is one of the Taxi brands operated by Coventry Connections. Photo: Taxi News Update at 2:15pm: There will not be a video link today. The soonest there will be a Zoom link is January 4th at 9am. Update
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