Montreal has a taxi driver union? That would be unusual if true...
Taxi drivers are somewhat exploited under the present system. Someone else usually owns the medallion and puts the boots to the driver. It's the sort of thing that causes a union in the first place and there have been some efforts in Canada to create a taxi driver union.
A quick Google search shows up this union: "Regroupement professionnel des chauffeurs de taxi métallos (FTQ)".
Regardless, my point was that Quebec is very pro-union and the public opinion generally tends to side with workers (taxi drivers in this case) as opposed to consumers.
Taxi drivers are somewhat exploited under the present system. Someone else usually owns the medallion and puts the boots to the driver. It's the sort of thing that causes a union in the first place and there have been some efforts in Canada to create a taxi driver union.