Committee Strips All Proposed Uber Regulations in Report

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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The proposal to regulate Uber has been stripped by the licensing and standards committee but it will still be debated at the city council in May. According to the members of the licensing and standards committee, they voted to approve the report in order to regulate the ridesharing firm and create an “even playing field” for the taxi industry. However quite noticeably, the committee ripped out every clause that dealt with Uber.

In his remarks, Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti alleged that it was about sending a message as he explained that “(the committee’s changes) would put Uber in a very difficult position to be able to continue the work that they’re doing.” He elucidated that the “council needs to understand that it’s a very delicate issue, a very complex issue and it’s not one to just vote yes or no to. They have to do their homework and research.” In case the city council decides to pass the amended staff report, it wouldn’t regulate Uber and would effectively undo many of the taxi rules introduced over the past 14 years. However, Mammoliti admitted that the city council could reverse every change made by the committee. He alleged that “council is supreme.”

Whereas on the other hand, Councillor Jim Karygiannis claims that the committee’s work was about ensuring Torontonians are safe. He alleged that “there is overwhelming support to send it to council pretty well killing Uber,” adding that “if council decides, in its own wisdom, to overlook the work of the committee, so be it.”