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Uber Offers A Free Ride To And From Polling Stations For First-Time Customers

The Canadian Press, 18 Oct, 2015 01:16 PM
    TORONTO — Uber is offering new users free rides to and from polling stations on Election Day in the cities where it operates.
     
    A representative from Uber says the company will cover rides to the polling station and back again, for first-time customers only, up to $15 each way.
     
    Uber says the offer will be available in Edmonton, Calgary, the Greater Toronto Area, Ottawa, London, Hamilton, the Waterloo Region, Quebec City and Montreal.
     
    The ride-hailing app has been embroiled in controversy since it initially launched in Canada last year.
     
    Taxi companies say it is an unfair competitor.

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