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Mayors Council passes motion to fast track regional ride hailing licences

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English - December 12, 2019 21:10 - 9 minutes - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Members of the TransLink Mayors Council have passed a motion to fast track a regional business licence model for ride hailing.

Only Surrey Mayor, Doug McCallum, voted against; he says operations like Uber and Lyft are not welcome in his community and he is vowing to stop them.

The Horgan government has made a number of promises to have ride sharing up and running in BC, but those promises have yet to pan out, and time is running low with Christmas fast approaching.

One of the many hurdles: Metro Vancouver cities deciding to go it alone when it comes to licences and pricing, as opposed to approaching the issue as a unified region.

 

Guest: Janet Brown

Global News Senior Reporter                          

Guest: Andrew Weaver

Leader, B.C. Green Party

Members of the TransLink Mayors Council have passed a motion to fast track a regional business licence model for ride hailing.


Only Surrey Mayor, Doug McCallum, voted against; he says operations like Uber and Lyft are not welcome in his community and he is vowing to stop them.


The Horgan government has made a number of promises to have ride sharing up and running in BC, but those promises have yet to pan out, and time is running low with Christmas fast approaching.


One of the many hurdles: Metro Vancouver cities deciding to go it alone when it comes to licences and pricing, as opposed to approaching the issue as a unified region.


 


Guest: Janet Brown


Global News Senior Reporter                          


Guest: Andrew Weaver


Leader, B.C. Green Party