Toronto commissioned this report in 2013, one year before Uber arrived and the city opted for complete open entry to the ground transportation market. As a result, the 5,500 vehicles recommended exploded to 55,000.
City has 100 times the number of vehicles for hire recommended Update December 15: This article has been updated with the inclusion of the .pdf version of the 2013 report. In 2013, the City of Toronto hired Dr. James Cooper
Read More“We’ve referred things to the Integrity Commissioner before, and the results are usually inconclusive,” Speaker Nunziata told Council Councillor Michael Thomas’s request for an investigation into the leak of confidential documents from Toronto’s Solicitor’s office got shut down quickly by
Read MoreWill Toronto investigate document leaked to media? Questions about how a briefing note from Toronto’s Solicitor’s office wound up in the hands of a CTV reporter remain unanswered as Toronto Council meets today. On December 12, reporter Natalie Johnson published
Read MoreOriginal effective date of January 1, 2024 appears to be delayed The Greater Toronto Airport Authority (GTAA) has provoked confusion and dismay over proposed changes to the Conditions of Permit for ground transportation vehicles. The changes, originally set to take
Read More“You realize that Uber’s desire to rule is literally in their name, right?” –Taxi news Survey Uber needs suckers “Uber needs suckers,” Vazken Kerametlian says of Uber Canada’s December 4th lawsuit against the City of Toronto, which recently voted to
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Uber's lawsuit against Toronto is the archetypal example of "The Pot calling the Kettle black." Image: Taxi News
“Acting in bad faith; discriminating; causing loss of customer base, goodwill and revenues” As a professional humour writer, I can relate when comedians complain that there is no comedy they can write that is as unbelievable as the world we
Read MoreText and .PDF versions Taxi News posted this as a media file on December 5th but numerous readers indicated they were not aware of the link. Below is the .PDF file converted to Word with the introductory pages removed to
Read MoreContract “an honour, and huge boost for the City brand” After a careful and thorough four-and-a-half-month Request for Proposal (RFP) process, Toronto’s University Health Network (UHN) has selected Etobicoke’s City Taxi as its ground transportation supplier of record. City Taxi’s
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