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Sounds to me that they are being inspected then, perhaps just not as frequently as they should be.
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None of those types of checkstops ever pull taxis over though....always 3 ton trucks and bigger. So when "commercial" is used in this term its only about obvious transportation vehicles.
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The Uber driver insurance issues
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When did the city become the conscience of who has what insurance for driving? Do they worry about every other vehicle on the road and making sure they are properly insured? Simple answer is ....no.
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The attempt to mis-classify employees as contractors and general need to prevent corporations from exploitative relationships with labor
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None of this is city business...none of it..
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The ability of a city to best determine transportation options inside its borders
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OK this one I will agree with. However, since this entire issue is happening because the city has dropped the ball in this area and the existing plan is completely inadequate, then we are back to square one.
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-Taxation (though for Calgary, more of a federal thing)
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Not in the city of Calgary's scope of powers.
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Background checks on drivers
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Sure...this one I can get behind and maybe when the city finally capitulates with uber, they can make this a condition.
experience with one another.
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-Avoiding race to the bottoms as has historically happened with unregulated driving for hire
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Lets let the market dictate this shall we? Works for every other aspect of business.
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Anyways, it's not as though Calgary is alone in opposing Uber. They've been banned in multiple cities and countries.
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They have attempted to be banned in a lot of places, most of them unsuccessfully. This is not about safety of citizens, its all about the financial well being and the relationship between the taxi commission and certain members of city hall