Uber invasion of Canada expands

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Marissa Brent-Tookey

Marissa Brent-Tookey Jan 12, 2018

Jan 12, 2018

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                <h1>Uber invasion of Canada expands</h1>
                <h2><p>Taxi drivers are suing Uber for $400 million (Canadian) and trying to get the contract cab company shutdown in Toronto. The BBC reports that cabbie Dominic Konjevic's lawsuit, representing all drivers in the province, accuses Uber of building an "enormous marketplace" of illegal, unlicensed taxi services.</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/marissa-brent-tookey-crosscut-com/">Marissa Brent-Tookey</a></p> 
              <p><time datetime="2025-02-04T05:00:00-08:00">Jan 12, 2018</time></p>
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            <p>Taxi drivers are suing Uber for $400 million (Canadian) and trying to get the contract cab company shutdown in Toronto. The <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33649983?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">BBC reports</a> that cabbie Dominic Konjevic's lawsuit, representing all drivers in the province, accuses Uber of building an "enormous marketplace" of illegal, unlicensed taxi services. How concerned is Uber? It entered the market in four new Ontario cities Thursday, the same day the lawsuit was filed.</p>
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Taxi drivers are suing Uber for $400 million (Canadian) and trying to get the contract cab company shutdown in Toronto. The BBC reports that cabbie Dominic Konjevic's lawsuit, representing all drivers in the province, accuses Uber of building an "enormous marketplace" of illegal, unlicensed taxi services. How concerned is Uber? It entered the market in four new Ontario cities Thursday, the same day the lawsuit was filed.

By Marissa Brent-Tookey

Marissa Brent-Tookey is an editorial intern at Crosscut. She holds a B.A. in French from Seattle University and now studies film production at Shoreline Community College. In addition to crewing a doz