Mark Towhey: As Uber battles Taxis & Toronto the real question is, why regulate cabs at all?

In Toronto, as well as other cities across Canada and around the world, Uber is battling taxi companies and civic governments over whether it’s a taxi company or a “just an app” – and whether it too should be regulated.  Toronto is currently suing Uber Canada and nearly a dozen of its drivers have been charged with operating a taxi without a licence. The core question, though, should be: why do we regulate taxis in the first place?

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