Registration SM34926 · in-house
Rideshare Drivers' Association of Ontario
- Lobbyists
- 2
Who
- Client
- Rideshare Drivers' Association of Ontario
- Registrant
- George Wedge
- Type
- in-house
- Status
- closed by lro
- Dates
- Approved 19 October 2023; 18 October 2023 to 31 December 2025
- Topic (lobbyTO)
- Taxis, ride hailing and delivery apps (assigned by a decision model from the registration text)
Subject matter
- By-law / Regulation
- Licences / Licensing
- Transportation
Source: City of Toronto Lobbyist Registry (open data). Dataset page.
Particulars
Vehicle for Hire, Transition to Plug-In Electric Vehicle, Right-Sizing the VHF Fleet, Oversight & Governance of Ride-Share App Corps including but not limited to UBER, LYFT, & FACE, Ride-Share App Drivers' Worker Rights & Earnings
Automated summary of the registration text
Registered, communicating about Vehicle for Hire, Transition to Plug-In Electric Vehicle, Right-Sizing the VHF Fleet, Oversight & Governance of Ride-Share App Corps including but not limited to UBER, LYFT, & FACE, Ride-Share App Drivers' Worker Rights & Earnings.
Generated from the registration text only. Read the particulars for the registrant's own words.
Lobbyists
Organisations named
Communications
Communications per month
2023-11 to 2025-0557 communications, most in 2024-11 (13)
How and with whom
By method · 12 meetings
By office holder
Most-contacted offices
Top 10 of 11Offices contacted· 11 rows
| Office | Office holder type | Communications | Meetings | Last contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia Chow | Councillor staff | 15 | 0 | 10 March 2025 |
| Ausma Malik | Councillor staff | 13 | 2 | 21 May 2025 |
| Ausma Malik | Member of council | 8 | 2 | 10 March 2025 |
| Olivia Chow | Member of council | 6 | 0 | 10 March 2025 |
| Ausma Malk | Councillor staff | 4 | 0 | 10 March 2025 |
| Chris Moise | Councillor staff | 3 | 3 | 10 December 2024 |
| Chris Moise | Member of council | 3 | 3 | 10 December 2024 |
| City Manager | City staff | 2 | 0 | 10 March 2025 |
| Brad Bradford | Member of council | 1 | 0 | 8 December 2023 |
| Lily Cheng | Councillor staff | 1 | 1 | 12 December 2023 |
| Lily Cheng | Member of council | 1 | 1 | 12 December 2023 |
All communications· 57 rows
| Date | Office | Office holder (as recorded) | Member's office | Method | Lobbyist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2025 | Ausma Malik | Vienna O'Shea Councillor staff | Ausma Malik | Email E-mail | Earla Phillips |
| 10 March 2025 | City Manager | — City staff | — | Email E-mail | Earla Phillips |
| 10 March 2025 | City Manager | — City staff | — | Email E-mail | George Wedge |
| 10 March 2025 | Ausma Malik | Vienna O'Shea Councillor staff | Ausma Malik | Email E-mail | Earla Phillips |
| 10 March 2025 | Ausma Malk | Vienna O'Shea Councillor staff | — | Email E-mail | George Wedge |
| 10 March 2025 | Olivia Chow | Rory Ditchburn Councillor staff | Olivia Chow | Email E-mail | Earla Phillips |
| 10 March 2025 | Olivia Chow | Rory Ditchburn Councillor staff | Olivia Chow | Email E-mail | George Wedge |
| 10 March 2025 | Olivia Chow | Erica Woods Councillor staff | Olivia Chow | Email E-mail | Earla Phillips |
| 10 March 2025 | Olivia Chow | Erica Woods Councillor staff | Olivia Chow | Email E-mail | George Wedge |
| 10 March 2025 | Ward 10 Spadina-Fort York | Ausma Malik Member of council | Ausma Malik | Email E-mail | Earla Phillips |
| 10 March 2025 | Mayor | Olivia Chow Member of council | Olivia Chow | Email E-mail | Earla Phillips |
| 10 March 2025 | Ward 10 Spadina-Fort York | Ausma Malik Member of council | Ausma Malik | Email E-mail | George Wedge |
| 10 March 2025 | Mayor | Olivia Chow Member of council | Olivia Chow | Email E-mail | George Wedge |
| 10 December 2024 | Ward 13 | Edward LaRusic Councillor staff | Chris Moise | Meeting | Earla Phillips |
| 10 December 2024 | Ward 13 | Edward LaRusic Councillor staff | Chris Moise | Meeting | George Wedge |
| 10 December 2024 | Ward 13 Toronto Centre | Chris Moise Member of council | Chris Moise | Meeting | Earla Phillips |
| 10 December 2024 | Ward 13 Toronto Centre | Chris Moise Member of council | Chris Moise | Meeting | George Wedge |
| 6 December 2024 | Olivia Chow | Rory Ditchburn Councillor staff | Olivia Chow | Email E-mail | Earla Phillips |
| 6 December 2024 | Olivia Chow | Andrew Allan Councillor staff | Olivia Chow | Email E-mail | Earla Phillips |
| 6 December 2024 | Mayor | Olivia Chow Member of council | Olivia Chow | Email E-mail | Earla Phillips |
| 5 December 2024 | Ward 10 | Vienna O'Shea Councillor staff | Ausma Malik | Email E-mail | Earla Phillips |
| 28 November 2024 | Olivia Chow | Erica Woods Councillor staff | Olivia Chow | Email E-mail | Earla Phillips |
| 28 November 2024 | Olivia Chow | Andrew Allan Councillor staff | Olivia Chow | Email E-mail | Earla Phillips |
| 28 November 2024 | Mayor | Olivia Chow Member of council | Olivia Chow | Email E-mail | Earla Phillips |
| 27 November 2024 | Olivia Chow | Rory Ditchburn Councillor staff | Olivia Chow | Call Telephone | Earla Phillips |
| 19 November 2024 | Ward 10 | Vienna O'Shea Councillor staff | Ausma Malik | Email E-mail | Earla Phillips |
| 19 November 2024 | Ward 10 Spadina-Fort York | Ausma Malik Member of council | Ausma Malik | Meeting | George Wedge |
| 18 November 2024 | Ward 10 | Josel Gerardo Councillor staff | Ausma Malik | Email E-mail | Earla Phillips |
| 16 November 2024 | Ward 10 | Vienna O'Shea Councillor staff | Ausma Malik | Email E-mail | Earla Phillips |
| 16 November 2024 | Ausma Malk | Vienna O'Shea Councillor staff | — | Email E-mail | George Wedge |
| 16 November 2024 | Ward 10 | Josel Gerardo Councillor staff | Ausma Malik | Email E-mail | Earla Phillips |
| 16 November 2024 | Ausma Malk | Josel Gerardo Councillor staff | — | Email E-mail | George Wedge |
| 16 November 2024 | Ward 10 Spadina-Fort York | Ausma Malik Member of council | Ausma Malik | Email E-mail | Earla Phillips |
| 16 November 2024 | Ward 10 Spadina-Fort York | Ausma Malik Member of council | Ausma Malik | Email E-mail | George Wedge |
| 25 October 2024 | Ward 10 | Vienna O'Shea Councillor staff | Ausma Malik | Email E-mail | Earla Phillips |
| 25 October 2024 | Ausma Malk | Vienna O'Shea Councillor staff | — | Email E-mail | George Wedge |
| 25 October 2024 | Olivia Chow | Rory Ditchburn Councillor staff | Olivia Chow | Email E-mail | Earla Phillips |
| 25 October 2024 | Olivia Chow | Rory Ditchburn Councillor staff | Olivia Chow | Email E-mail | George Wedge |
| 25 October 2024 | Olivia Chow | Erica Woods Councillor staff | Olivia Chow | Email E-mail | Earla Phillips |
| 25 October 2024 | Olivia Chow | Erica Woods Councillor staff | Olivia Chow | Email E-mail | George Wedge |
| 25 October 2024 | Olivia Chow | Andrew Allan Councillor staff | Olivia Chow | Email E-mail | Earla Phillips |
| 25 October 2024 | Olivia Chow | Andrew Allan Councillor staff | Olivia Chow | Email E-mail | George Wedge |
| 25 October 2024 | Ward 10 Spadina-Fort York | Ausma Malik Member of council | Ausma Malik | Email E-mail | Earla Phillips |
| 16 October 2024 | Ward 10 | Vienna O'Shea Councillor staff | Ausma Malik | Email E-mail | Earla Phillips |
| 27 February 2024 | Ward 10 | Vienna O'Shea Councillor staff | Ausma Malik | Email E-mail | Earla Phillips |
| 27 February 2024 | Ward 10 | Christopher Haskim Councillor staff | Ausma Malik | Email E-mail | Earla Phillips |
| 27 February 2024 | Ward 10 Spadina-Fort York | Ausma Malik Member of council | Ausma Malik | Email E-mail | Earla Phillips |
| 26 February 2024 | Ward 10 | Vienna O'Shea Councillor staff | Ausma Malik | Meeting Other:Zoom | Earla Phillips |
| 26 February 2024 | Ward 10 | Christopher Haskim Councillor staff | Ausma Malik | Meeting Other:Zoom | Earla Phillips |
| 26 February 2024 | Ward 10 Spadina-Fort York | Ausma Malik Member of council | Ausma Malik | Meeting Other:Zoom | Earla Phillips |
| 30 January 2024 | Ward 13 | Tyler Johnson Councillor staff | Chris Moise | Meeting Other:Zoom | Earla Phillips |
| 30 January 2024 | Ward 13 Toronto Centre | Chris Moise Member of council | Chris Moise | Meeting Other:Zoom | Earla Phillips |
| 12 December 2023 | Ward 18 | Sarah Hildebrand Councillor staff | Lily Cheng | Meeting Other:Zoom | Earla Phillips |
| 12 December 2023 | Ward 18 Willowdale | Lily Cheng Member of council | Lily Cheng | Meeting Other:Zoom | Earla Phillips |
| 8 December 2023 | Ward 19 Beaches-East York | Brad Bradford Member of council | Brad Bradford | Email E-mail | Earla Phillips |
| 30 November 2023 | Mayor | Olivia Chow Member of council | Olivia Chow | Email E-mail | George Wedge |
| 30 November 2023 | Mayor | Olivia Chow Member of council | Olivia Chow | Email E-mail | Earla Phillips |
"Member's office" is the member of council whose office was contacted (the member or their staff), resolved from the office holder name and office recorded in the registry.
Linked agenda items
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Extending Vehicle Age Limits for Vehicles-for-Hire
Item 2025.EX21.5 · meeting 19 March 2025 · first recorded vote 27 March 2025 · from registration SM34926
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.82
A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.
Source records
- Registration SM34926: Vehicle for Hire, Transition to Plug-In Electric Vehicle, Right-Sizing the VHF Fleet, Oversight & Governance of Ride-Share App Corps including but not limited to UBER, LYFT, & FACE, Ride-Share App Drivers' Worker Rights & Earnings (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2025.EX21.5: Extending Vehicle Age Limits for Vehicles-for-Hire (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
Analysis of Driver Wages in the Vehicle-for-Hire Industry
Item 2024.EX19.3 · meeting 10 December 2024 · first recorded vote 18 December 2024 · from registration SM34926
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.88
A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.
Source records
- Registration SM34926: Vehicle for Hire, Transition to Plug-In Electric Vehicle, Right-Sizing the VHF Fleet, Oversight & Governance of Ride-Share App Corps including but not limited to UBER, LYFT, & FACE, Ride-Share App Drivers' Worker Rights & Earnings (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2024.EX19.3: Analysis of Driver Wages in the Vehicle-for-Hire Industry (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
Uber Litigation Regarding Limit on Number of Private Transportation Company Driver Licences
Item 2023.CC13.7 · meeting 13 December 2023 · first recorded vote 14 December 2023 · from registration SM34926
Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.88
A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.
Source records
- Registration SM34926: Vehicle for Hire, Transition to Plug-In Electric Vehicle, Right-Sizing the VHF Fleet, Oversight & Governance of Ride-Share App Corps including but not limited to UBER, LYFT, & FACE, Ride-Share App Drivers' Worker Rights & Earnings (Lobbyist Registry)
- Agenda item 2023.CC13.7: Uber Litigation Regarding Limit on Number of Private Transportation Company Driver Licences (TMMIS)
No further evidence was recorded for this link.
Linked development applications
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