A group that represents many of the province's taxi drivers has filed an injunction against the government over its plan to allow Uber to operate in Quebec. Dozens of taxi drivers were on hand, eventually driving away from the courthouse in a noisy procession. The injunction comes days after industry representatives met with Transport Minister Laurent Lessard, demanding he suspend the Uber deal. Those permits, which taxi drivers need to work in Quebec and which were originally given out by the government for free, are now bought and sold for thousands of dollars. In the aftermath of the deal, groups representing Quebec cab drivers said they felt betrayed and called for Uber to be outlawed.

Source: CBC News September 15, 2016 18:19 UTC