Customer service, economic impacts on drivers, impacts on public transit and congestion, equity, accessibility A two-week window has been set for stakeholder consultations on Toronto’s Vehicle for Hire (VFH) industry, from June 12 – 25th. No meeting times or topics
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“Uber was a bandit Taxi company” and “Ottawa was negligent” groundbreaking statements Tom Conway made two key points in his opening remarks on the May 30 CTA Zoom webinar. He and his legal team took two hours to explain the
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Last-minute scheduling change allows Ottawa lead counsel to join Updated May 30th: With information on Tom Conway’s appearance ***** Conway Litigation’s lead counsel Tom Conway is expected to join the CTA Zoom Webinar today. He will bring short remarks. Conway
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“Uber was a bandit taxi company.” The idea that Superior Court Justice Marc Smith made this very plain statement in his May 13 judgment is good news for Canada. The class action lawsuit, Metro Taxi v City of Ottawa, was
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I was once invited to a business workshop on “Structural Tension.” It was delivered by a writer/business consultant named Robert Fritz, and it centred around the concepts of “oscillating systems” versus “advancing systems.” An example of an oscillating system is
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Collisions with much larger vehicles a concern Toronto City Council will consider a staff report on a “micromobility strategy” for the city on May 22nd. Staff have recommended that Toronto participate in a pilot on the units, but that By-law
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MULDA! pic.twitter.com/MGRB1p669R — Mulda (@TheMulda) May 20, 2024 Minnesota government officials have struck a deal with rideshare companies Uber and Lyft to set minimum wage standards for drivers, lawmakers announced Saturday night. The agreement, as reported by CNN, is the
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Ottawa negligent in not enforcing its own by-laws against Uber
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OTTAWA– Unifor applauds yesterday’s Ontario Superior Court ruling that the City of Ottawa was negligent in enforcing its taxi bylaw when it allowed Uber to illegally operate in 2014 for two years, effectively harming the taxi industry – many of whom
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