Ottawa Taxi trial full decision posted here
Ottawa negligent in not enforcing its own by-laws against Uber
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Unifor applauds court decision that City of Ottawa ‘abandoned’ taxi drivers by giving into Uber
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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Plaintiff and CTA president Marc Andre Way spoke to media on May 13, 2024 after the court decided Ottawa was "negligent' in failing to enforce its own laws against Uber. Photo: Taxi News
Ottawa-Uber court decision press conference clips
The law in Canada is to be obeyed by everyone, including “Big Tech” firms and municipalities which write laws, said plaintiff Marc Andre Way. He spoke at a May 13th press conference held following Justice Marc Smith’s decision that Ottawa
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Plaintiff Marc Andre Way talks to media in Ottawa after learning of his success in the long-running Metro Taxi vs Ottawa lawsuit, regarding that city's failure to enforce its own laws on Uber and other rideshare companies. Photo: Taxi News
Ottawa negligent in Uber situation, court rules
May 13, 2024 — Today in Ottawa, Justice Marc Smith issued his decision in the case of Metro Taxi vs. City of Ottawa. Justice Smith found that the “The City’s response to Uber’s arrival was negligent, causing harm to the
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VFH consult to occur in “next two months”
Gladki Planning hired to assist Toronto has hired Gladki Planning Associates Inc. to assist in the planning and facilitation of consultations for the November, 2024 Vehicle for Hire-report to Council. City staff, together with Gladki Planning, are currently developing the
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Gig workers, Uber and Lyft drivers protest in front of Uber's Canadian head office on Bloor Street on February 14th. Photo: Earla Philips
What Uber’s “engaged time per hour” really means
That’s funny. Uber is just as adept with language sleaze as the Trudeau Liberals. Let me demonstrate what “Engaged time per hour” really means. Back around 2008, before City of Hamilton’s politicians pulled the rug out from under the local
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Taxi ads must show tangible results, specialists insist
“If you’re spending and there is no return, stop. Don’t keep trying. Pivot. Don’t waste money,” Shayna Haddon of Haddon Strategies told the April CTA Zoom webinar. Haddon has managed Beck Taxi’s advertising in Toronto for many years. On the
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Newfoundland expects more drivers earning less money to improve St. John’s
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
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This Beck Taxi billboard was part of a multi-media campaign created by Haydon Strategy. Photo: Beck Taxi
Advertising, social media experts on April 25 CTA Zoom
Participants on the CTA Zoom Webinar will get double the expert advice on April 25th. The webinar topic at 2:30 April 25th is “Advertising and Social Media: what works, what doesn’t.” Kristine Hubbard, Operations Manager at Beck Taxi in Toronto
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