Uber: should it stay or should it go?
Uber. If the debate hasn't come to your city yet … chances are it will sometime soon.
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Municipalities across the country — and across North America — have been struggling to come to terms with ride-sharing services, and in the process, turned the traditional taxi industry on its head.
From Edmonton (which has enthusiastically embraced Uber drivers) to Vancouver (who hasn't), every city seems to have its own strategy. And for the first time, a province has decided to bring some kind of coherence to the patchwork of local regulations. Quebec has tabled legislation which effectively forces ride-sharing operators to face similar regulations to traditional cab drivers.
Our question — Uber: should it stay or should it go?
Guests
Kamal Sabbah is vice-president of the Montreal Taxi Owners' Association.
Kristine Owram is a tranportation reporter with the Financial Post.
Trevor Tombe is assistant professor of economics at the University of Calgary.
Links & Articles
CBC News
- Quebec introduces legislation aimed at cracking down on Uber
- Uber says new Quebec legislation could shut down ride-hailing service
- Mississauga committee to create pilot program 'test-driving' Uber
- Uber should be recognized as 'distinct service,' company says
- Mass UberX protest by Montreal taxis sparks official calls to suspend app
- Toronto votes to ditch first-aid training, adopt 'surge pricing' for taxis and Uber
- Unionizing Uber: New front in battle over wildly successful ride-hailing app
- Uber faces more delays in Vancouver
- Debate over Airbnb and Uber reveals hypocrisy of 'sharing' economy
National Post
- Uber still alive in Toronto as council approves compromise deal to regulate ridesharing services
- Change of heart: Ottawa cabbie turned Uber driver is now taking a stand against his former colleagues
- Government shouldn't prop up outmoded business models, whether taxis or the media, by Chris Selley
The Globe and Mail
- Edmonton mayor encourages cities to move quickly on Uber rules
- Fassbender says he's not fazed by Uber's 'pushy' approach in B.C.
- Uber ruling out move to B.C. until province can develop regulations