Court orders Quebec to pay former taxi permit holders $219 million
The government's decision to abolish the permit system in favour of deregulation have cost taxpayers more than a billion dollars in compensation, lawyers say.
A Superior Court judge has ordered the Quebec government to pay more than $219 million in compensation to thousands of former taxi permit holders, ruling the government illegally expropriated their permits without fair compensation after the Uber online ride-hailing service arrived on the scene. Read More