Michael Lee: B.C. should reject ride-hailing and invest in public transit

Whether to allow ride-hailing companies to operate in B.C., in particular Metro Vancouver, has left Premier John Horgan and the NDP talking out of both sides of their mouths.
In 2014, as leader of the opposition, Horgan proposed legislation to increase fines against individuals operating a ride-hail without a permit to $20,000 from $5,000, clearly standing against the operation of ride-hail vehicles in B.C. But now it feels like it’s only a matter of time before we will be hailing Ubers an