Quebec taxi drivers to file injunction to ban Uber

Taxi drivers and owners fromacrossQuebec are planning to file an injunction to ban Uber in the province.

Members oftheRegroupementdestravailleursautonomesMtallos, whichrepresents 4,000 taxi drivers and owners, met for their general assembly in Montreal on Sunday.

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They discussed an action plan for fighting against the rise and what they say is unfaircompetition fromthepopularride-sharing service Uber.

Taxi drivers say the market isn't big enough for everyone, and they're asking the province of Quebec to crack down onUberand force its drivers to abide by taxi industry rules.

The taxi union said it will file an injunction in court as early as Tuesday to declare Uber illegal and have the app shut down acrossthe province of Quebec.

The union also plans tofile a class action lawsuit next week to recoup lost revenue fromUber and the province of Quebec.

Uber Canada responds

A spokesmanfor Uber Canada responded to the taxi drivers' legal action, saying an injunction would be "without merit" and would only aim to preserve "the monopoly of the taxi industry to the detriment of consumers."

"As we have seen from Superior Courts rulings across Canada,Uberis a new transportation model distinct from the traditional taxi industry," said spokesmanJean-Christophe De Le Rue.

He referred to the example set byEdmonton, which last week became the first Canadian city to vote tolegalizeridesharing.