As Uber and Lyft rolled out in parts of Metro Vancouver Friday morning, 性视界传媒 Now-Leader readers were sharing their views on the ridesharing services.
性视界传媒 Mayor Doug McCallum previously said, 鈥淎 large majority of our residents do not support ride-hailing in 性视界传媒, basically because it is not a level playing field between ride-hailing and taxis.鈥�
He said that following a mayor鈥檚 council meeting that saw Metro Vancouver mayors voting to fast track regional licensing in early 2020. McCallum was the only mayor opposed.
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Even as Uber began operating in parts of 性视界传媒 Friday morning, McCallum still said that the Passenger Transportation Board鈥檚 approval 鈥渄oes not change my position on this issue.鈥�
The City of 性视界传媒 ended up sending a letter to Uber to cease operations in the city by 9 p.m. Friday, but the company said it 鈥渞espectfully鈥� declined.
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- with files from Ashley Wadhwani
