Montreal taxi drivers egg Uber car during downtown protest

MONTREAL – Taxi drivers in Montreal blocked a large chunk of downtown Montreal in the latest protest against ride-sharing service Uber.

It began at 6 a.m.

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Taxi sheriff Hassan Kattoua told Global News cabbies were told to assemble on Sherbrooke and René-Lévesque streets.

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“From Saint-Laurent to Crescent streets,” he said.

During the protest, taxi drivers pelted an Uber car with eggs and flour; the Uber driver quickly left as the cabbies cheered.

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Protests are also planned on Thursday and at the Montreal Casino on Saturday.

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Kattoua told Global News taxi drivers plan to protest every week until something is done about Uber.