To city counsellors everywhere
And dear beloved mayors,
Shepherds in the fields of the cities
With the taxi flock under your care.
You gave us the Ten By-law Commandments
On tablets of stone you set the rules
Saying “A taxi plate, meter and roof sign
These will be your tools.”
Ottawa's "Equity and Inclusion Lens" handbook features prominently in the Taxi court case. Image: City of Ottawa
“This exchange – the clever words, the hidden agenda, the implied privilege attributed to Ottawa regulators, the arrogant attitude – was a painful echo of how members of the Taxi industry were treated with Uber’s arrival. They were treated with contempt.”
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Read MoreAt least one group is planning to send busloads of demonstrators to the Justin Trudeau’s Cabinet retreat at the Hamilton Convention Centre on January 23rd.
“This week is crucial. Prime Minister Trudeau and all federal Ministers are meeting in Hamilton from January 23rd to 25th to plan out their priorities for the year. If you act now, we can win historic immigration changes. If all the Ministers at the meeting support regularization, then Cabinet can create an uncapped program through which all undocumented people and their families can apply for permanent residence as early as February,” reads the website page migrantrights.ca.
Read MoreDr. 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.
Read MoreLegal 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.
Read MoreImage: 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
Read MoreDriver 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 MoreThe 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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