Judge orders Quebec to pay over $144M to taxi permit holders for abolishing permits

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Justice Silvana Conte ruled that the government dispossessed drivers of their property when it abolished the permit system, and didn't adequately compensate them.

Related: The trial for a class action lawsuit launched against Quebec by the taxi industry has started. Taxi drivers want Quebec to compensate them for the loss in value of their taxi permits after they allowed Uber to operate in the province. Global’s Gloria Henriquez reports – Apr 2, 2024A Superior Court judge has ordered the Quebec government to pay more than $144 million to several thousand former taxi permit holders in the province.

Taxi drivers launched a class-action lawsuit against the government in connection with the arrival of ride-hailing company Uber, which drove down the value of their permits.

 

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