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Originally Posted by Swarly
um, no. no one is suggesting that. there are many, many industries who have regulations and rules in place preventing them from becoming 'wild west' while still allowing a free market competition. every other industry I could theoretically open up a competitive shop tomorrow, yet the precious taxi industry is protected.
people are just fed up with the city sitting on their hands for 2 years until forced to do anything. One big issue when Uber started illegally was even with proper insurance it was against by-law to operate without a taxi plate. that is the part of the system that is broken. people would rather tear it down illegally than try to continue propping it up.
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They are trying to make up their own rules. Uber doesn't want to meet the requirements.
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City lawyers will seek a permanent injunction at a full hearing Dec. 17 until safety, insurance and regulatory requirements are met.
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Poelman said it would set a dangerous precedent to not enforce an existing bylaw because the city was in the process of revising its laws.
“The respondents do not get to choose which laws are out of date,” Poelman said.
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