New agreement with Uber (Sept. 8, 2016)
The Quebec government and Uber reached a deal late Wednesday night reports say.
Barry Eidlin, Professor of Sociology at 香蕉视频
鈥淭he question policymakers should be asking is not how much Uber should or should not be regulated like taxis. The question should be how, given technological advances in pairing up riders looking to get somewhere and drivers willing to take them there, can we as a society best facilitate people鈥檚 ability to get around safely and efficiently, while also allowing the drivers doing the work to earn a decent living and be treated with dignity and respect. By those criteria, both Uber and taxi services have plenty of room to improve.鈥�鈥擝arry Eidlin
Contact: (514) 398-6852, barry.eidlin [at] mcgill.ca, (English, French)
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Richard Shearmur, Professor of Urban Planning at 香蕉视频
鈥�The agreement entered into between the province of Quebec and Uber 鈥� details of which remain sketchy 鈥� seems to be in line with regulatory efforts in Alberta, the city of Toronto, Austin (TX) and other places.听Unlike in the US, however, in Canada provinces have stepped in, making it somewhat more difficult for Uber to put pressure on specific cities by simply leaving the market (as it has in Austin and as it has threatened to do in Quebec) unless proposed regulations are to their liking (Chicago ended up with watered-down regulations).听The devil is in the details of Quebec鈥檚 new regulations: the specific ways in which taxes and fees will be set and levied, the extent to which existing taxi permits will be compensated for, and the nature of the insurance, safety and licensing rules that will be applied, remain to be seen.听The playing field has not yet been levelled in the personal ride market since Uber drivers do not require taxi permits: until full details of the permit compensation scheme are revealed it is difficult to know how this will play out.鈥澨�鈥擱ichard Shearmur
Contact: richard.shearmur [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)
