Uber files expose a ruthless rise to the top
The global rise of Uber's ride-sharing service \u2014 and the subsequent crushing of taxi services in many countries \u2014 has largely been portrayed as an inevitability. But a trove of 124,000 leaked, confidential documents reveal ruthless dealings inside the company as it expanded across the globe, and suggest that its rise was far more than an organic product of market forces.\n\nThe "Uber files" \u2014 first leaked to the Guardian and then shared with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists \u2014 show how the company broke laws, secretly lobbied governments, and put drivers at risk as it climbed to the top.\n\nToday, we're diving into those files with the Washington Post's Doug MacMillan and with CBC reporter Fr\xe9d\xe9ric Zalac, who looked at what the documents expose about Uber's dealings in Canada.