Reading Time: 4 minutes Human ingenuity shouldn’t be held back. Ride-sharing services like Uber will have their day, then be nudged out by the next ingenious development
Tag: Uber
We need to manage the Uber revolution more carefully
Reading Time: 3 minutes The opportunity to augment your income is appealing in an economy that has left so many people far behind
How to spark innovation and growth in Canada’s agri-food sector
Reading Time: 3 minutes Unless you intend to grow cannabis in a greenhouse, it’s close to impossible to get capital from investors. It’s time Canadian investors showed some patience
Classifying Uber drivers as employees stalls innovation
Reading Time: 4 minutes Uber emerged precisely to tackle transportation monopolies in need of disruption. The courts need to get on board
B.C.’s ride-sharing red tape hurts consumers
Reading Time: 3 minutes The government is trampling on the rights of ride-sharing businesses and their potential customers
Uber’s utter disrespect for social and business norms
Reading Time: 3 minutes The economic benefits of demolishing a monopoly business practice aren’t worth the environmental and human costs
Meal kits set the table for a new food retailing boom
Reading Time: 4 minutes Instead of takeout, consumers can choose a meal kit that allows them to whip up an appealing dish in minutes
Learning to adapt to the growing gig economy
Reading Time: 3 minutes The labour market is changing. creating opportunity and putting pressure on business and government to adapt
Catching a ride on the ‘creative destructive’ economy
Reading Time: 3 minutes As the taxi industry faces off with Uber, governments should let the marketplace sort out the winners and losers
Lack of ride-sharing legislation stalls an innovative industry
Reading Time: 2 minutes The ride-sharing industry must operate within a competitive environment rather than be regulated beyond the public’s choice