Yesterday, I had back-to-back phone calls oozing with irony. One was with a St. John’s Newfoundland Taxi owner who is dismayed that St. John’s will now be open to an unlimited number of Uber vehicles; the second, with a Toronto
Read MoreUber launched its ride-sharing service in Newfoundland and Labrador on April 23rd. The province’s new Transportation Network Company (TNC) insurance requirements are a policy which insures against liability up to $200,000, and a motor vehicle liability policy which insures against
Read MoreFacilitator to be hired this spring Taxi News has requested details on any and all consultations to be held before Licensing and Standards staff write the November 2024 ground transportation report as directed by Council. “The City is procuring the
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Former Toronto Mayor John Tory personally introduced the motion to re-write - and virtually eliminate - passenger safety regulations. Photo: BlogTO
Revisions to Municipal Act came too late to help Taxi owners Today, the City Manager could not tell me who gave staff approval to bid for the FIFA World Cup without required funding commitments from other levels of government. That’s
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HOVR celebrated its business launch on May 2, 2024. Toronto's Licensing division has not yet approved the licensing of its drivers. Image: Earla Philips
Launch date May 2nd Updated May 3rd 2024 with launch event photo HOVR, a membership-based rideshare service, is set to launch in Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) on May 2nd. The company’s innovative business model aims to offer
Read MoreSeven years after it began, a court action against Uber is proceeding in Ontario Court. Heller v Uber was launched by employment law firm Samfiru Tumarkin LLP in 2017 on behalf of UberEats delivery person David Heller. It is now
Read MoreOpen entry for “quadricycles”? From the staff report on Item EC11.c to Economic Development Committee March 28th, “It is recommended that the City continue to opt-in to the Province of Ontario’s Large Quadricycle Pilot Project. This recommendation is based on
Read MoreCONSUMER LAW GROUP has instituted a Canada-wide class action lawsuit against Uber on behalf of passengers that were sexually assaulted, assaulted, battered, raped, kidnapped, forcibly confined, stalked, harassed, otherwise attacked or subjected to other sexual misconduct by an Uber driver
Read MoreSlater Vecchio LLP announced on March 20th that it has submitted a class action complaint alleging Uber and Lyft are breaching the Human Rights Code by failing to offer wheelchair-accessible services across British Columbia. While Uber and Lyft offer wheelchair-accessible services
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