Taxi drivers in Quebec City protest against UberX

Dozens of taxi driversprotested against UberX outside the National Assembly in Quebec City this morning, calling on the government to shut down the controversial ride-hailing service.

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The Regroupement des intermdiairesde taxi de Qubec(RITQ)represents about 1,200 drivers in the city.In a statement,the RITQ said taxi drivers have seentheir revenues plungeover the past year. The groupwants the province to suspend UberX drivers until legislative hearings into the taxi industry are held.

Last week,Quebec's new transport minister, Jacques Daoust, called for a parliamentary commission to study how to level the playing field between taxis and ride-hailing apps.

Daoust said in a statement that technologies that allow unlicensed drivers to make money transporting people is a global phenomenon that won't go away.