Uber cranks up federal lobbying to fight requirement to charge HST

A former Ontario PC president is among the consultants Uber has hired to lobby the federal government.

There were three registrations for Uber under consultant lobbyists working for National Public Relations—Christopher Froggatt, pictured in this file photo on the Hill, Andrew Richardson, and Marc Desmarais. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY DEREK ABMA

June 5, 2017

Three years since launching its alternative transportation service in Canada, Uber has recently become a significant lobbying presence federally in reaction to changes introduced in this year’s budget. Uber Canada Inc., the Canadian division of Uber Technologies Inc., has five active registration...

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