Dr. Michael Ornstein, who is a Sociology expert and professor at York University, will start providing evidence today. He will speak about the social and ethnic make-up of the taxi industry and the historical disadvantages that its members have faced.
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Ottawa Courthouse Photo: Wikimedia Commons Legal counsel for the City of Ottawa requested several permissions from Superior Court Justice Marc Smith at the opening of proceedings this morning, including the plan to have the City of Ottawa begin making its statement on Monday morning, January 23rd.
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Image: Amazon Metro Taxi president Marc Andre Way wrapped up more than a week of testimony by summarizing key differences between Uber and Taxi. Asked by Attorney Marion Sandilands of Conway Litigation if consumers are protected by ridesharing by-laws as they
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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:
Read More Ottawa Courthouse Photo: Wikimedia Commons The Ottawa Taxi court proceedings resume again today for the third week. Metro Taxi’s Marc Andre Way is testifying again; to date, he is the only person who has been questioned on the stand. Representatives of the City of Ottawa, against whom the suit has been filed, has not been questioned to date.
The focus of today’s questioning at the outset has been Accessible services, which are not a revenue stream but operate on a cost-recovery basis.
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Ottawa Courthouse Photo: Wikimedia Commons To all who is following the Ottawa Taxi lawsuit proceedings on the livestream, please note that court is cancelled today and will resume tomorrow, January 17th.
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This Sunday’s Reader Contribution parody comes from RideSafe World in Dover, DE.
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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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