Expect More Taxis and More Accountability

The Taxi & Livery Transport Commission must focus on the needs of the citizens of Calgary rather than on the preservation of the taxi duopoly which currently exists.


Currently, city council does not require elected officials to sit on the Commission, which proposes policy on taxi and limousine drivers, brokers and vehicles in the city of Calgary.

There are two major taxi companies in Calgary which handle 85% of all business, their business being to ensure that this situation does not change.

Because of regulation, it is difficult to recruit drivers to serve the market, especially short-term drivers who can assist during the busy Stampede and Christmas party seasons.

Thus, Calgarians are being put on hold when they phone for a cab, while cab companies feel no pressure to allow for more competition and better service.

We wouldn't regulate the number of ice cream shops in the city; why are we regulating the number of cabs?

Sandy Jenkins will push for greater elected accountability on the Taxi & Livery Transport Commission, and advocate to allow the free market dictate the number of cabs needed on Calgary streets.

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