An uber-sized shift in the sharing economy
Ride-share company Uber continues to battle municipal and provincial officials who, for the most part, haven’t warmed to its disruptive service. Although the transportation and labour rules that govern its activity are not regulated federally, there are concerns this new type of worker is eroding ‘traditional jobs’ and affecting the government’s tax base. It’s time the feds weighed in, experts tell MARK BURGESS.

The most interest a federal politician has taken in Uber, the ride-sharing service that has given municipal politicians fits, was probably back in October 2014 when John Baird, then-minister of Foreign Affairs, tweeted his dissatisfaction with Ottawa’s existing taxi service.
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