MONTREAL – Uber Quebec has fired back at protesting taxi drivers Tuesday morning by offering two free $15 rides to every new user.
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Users received an in-app notification with a promo code to pass on to their friends who have never used the service.
The company said it will also give an extra allowance to its Montreal drivers.
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“In order to bring more Uber driver partners on the road on, we’ll be forgoing our commission so drivers can keep 100 per cent of all fares,” Jean-Christophe de Le Rue, spokesperson for Uber Canada, told Global News.
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“We believe the right path forward is to work collaboratively with the government to develop regulations that embrace ride-sharing and we are pleased to see that Premier Couillard has shown openness towards innovation,” he added.
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Montreal taxis had announced they would be increasing pressure tactics against UberX by blocking traffic and demanding that Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard protect the taxi industry against ride-sharing services.
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