The $215-million class action lawsuit was launched in 2016, alleging the city did not protect drivers and the industry when ridesharing services hit city streets. ottnews ottcity ottpoli
Ibrahim Saeed has been driving a taxi in Ottawa for 18 years, but he says it is becoming increasingly more difficult to make a living.On Tuesday, just before the lunch hour, his cab was parked outside a downtown hotel.Saeed says business was good until private transportation companies, such as Uber and Lyft, entered the market in 2016.
The $215-million class action lawsuit was launched in 2016, alleging the city did not protect drivers and the industry when ridesharing services hit city streets. “The requirements that are imposed on taxis, they are more onerous than the ones on ridesharing services,” Barqawi says. “The simplest example is meter rates; those are regulated by the city for taxis, for Uber they are not. Every aspect of a taxi industry is regulated, compared to very little for companies like Uber.”
Barqawi says drivers invested in the system, and purchased a licence plate, based on regulations before private transportation companies like Uber arrived in Ottawa. He says when the city allowed private transportation companies to operate, it changed the landscape of the industry and devalued the taxi licence plate. Many drivers experienced severe financial loss.
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