posted on August 20, 2009

Airport taxis given green light for city fares

Province moves unilaterally to remove restrictions in a move called a stab in the back to Toronto cabbies

By: Brodie Fenlon
Published: Aug. 19, 2009
Source: The Globe and Mail

In a move that caught Toronto cabbies and city officials by surprise, the Ontario government has quietly amended the City of Toronto Act to ensure that airport-licensed taxis and limousines can't be prohibited from picking up fares within city limits.

The provincial amendment ensures the death of a contentious city bylaw that aimed to permit only Toronto-licensed taxis and limos to take passengers to the airport – a short-lived victory for local taxi drivers in a 30-year fight over the lucrative fares.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/aug-19-letters-to-the-editor/article1256352/page3/