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Toronto’s New Road Safety Plan

In mid-May, Edward Keenan, a columnist for the Toronto Star, wrote an article noting the slight uptick in pedestrian and cyclist deaths at the hands of motorists in Toronto. His argument is that a road safety plan for the city is long overdue, but recognizes…

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Toronto Officially Regulates Uber

Tracey Cook is the city of Toronto’s executive director of licensing and standards, and recently she was given the difficult task of creating a system of regulation for ride-hailing service such as Uber, that would satisfy both the tech giant, as well as satisfy the…

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Toronto v. Uber – A Timeline

While Uber seems like a great alternative to the standard taxi, many issues have been raised concerning the legality of Uber’s operations in Toronto. And without a doubt, their appearance in the market has made it harder for standard cab and limousine drivers to earn…

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How Toronto is Accommodating Uber

Back in late September of last year, Toronto city council asked their staff to develop a new plan for incorporating Uber into their existing taxi and limousine bylaws. According to CBC News, this was the first time the city officially asked Uber to cease operations,…

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Anti-Uber protest in downtown Toronto

The video below went viral online, and shows a taxi driver being dragged more than 20 metres in downtown Toronto during an anti-Uber protest in front of City Hall, all while confronting a driver working for the ride-hailing service. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7zXoSY1R6s The protest, which involved cabbies…

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