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    A number of prominent tech leaders in British Columbia have endorsed the ride-sharing service Uber, which to date has been blocked from operating in the province. The provincial government has reversed its stand this week, suggesting it may give a green light to ride-sharing services.

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    A number of prominent tech leaders in British Columbia have endorsed the ride-sharing service Uber, which to date has been blocked from operating in the province. The provincial government has reversed its stand this week, suggesting it may give a green light to ride-sharing services.

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    Uber Support: Open Letter From Members of The BC Tech Community

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    A number of prominent tech leaders in British Columbia have endorsed the ride-sharing service Uber, which to date has been blocked from operating in the province. The provincial government has reversed its stand this week, suggesting it may give a green light to ride-sharing services.

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    OpenLetterfromMembersoftheBCTechCommunity:

    AspartofthetechcommunityinBritishColumbia,wearedeeplycommittedtocontinuingto
    buildourprovinceupasaworldleaderininnovation.Assuch,wearecompelledtoexpressour
    concernregardingtheprovincialgovernmentslongstandinginactiononridesharingregulation
    inBCandhowwenowfindourselvesfallingbehindtherestoftheworld.

    Whenitcomestotechandinnovation,Vancouverranksinthetop20intheworld,sittingatthe
    sametableasSeattle,Austin,NewYork,andyes,evenSanFrancisco.Withforceslike
    Hootsuite,Slack,andPlentyoffishatthehelm,weattributethistohavingaculturethatfosters
    innovation,entrepreneurship,andnewideas.KelownaandVictoriaalsohavegrowingtech
    clusters,withcompaniessuchFreshGrade,ClubPenguin,andAbeBooksmakingmassive
    impactsinrepresentingtheirrespectivecommunities,andwereseeingconnectionsgrow
    internationallythankstoeventssuchasTractionConfandmetabridge.

    ItisnotlostonusascitizensofaprovinceandcitythatpridesitselfinbeingcalledSilicon
    ValleyNorth,thatVancouverremainsthelargestmetropolitanareainNorthAmericawithout
    ridesharing.(YeswerereferringtotheUbers,theLyfts,andthelocalstartupsthathelpusget
    aroundsafely,quicklyandaffordably.)AndbothhereathomeinCanadaandaroundtheworld,
    governmentsaretakingthestepsnecessarytoallowridesharingserviceswhiletheProvinceof
    BritishColumbiahaschosentodonothing.

    Withthecostoflivingskyrocketing,andthewetwintermonthshavingarrived,nowmorethan
    ever,wereinneedofmorereliableandaffordabletransportationoptions.Andyetweveshut
    ourdoorstoarevolutionarysolutionthatwilltakecarsofftheroad,andcollectivelysaveus
    thousandsofdollarseverymonthinparkingandfuelcosts.

    Yes,changeisdisruptive.Butaswithallnewideas,inthelongrunourcitizens,our
    communitiesandourprovincewillbenefitbyleapsandbounds.Theywillhaveanotheroptionto
    gethomesafelyonarainySaturdaynight.Theywillhavenewincomeopportunities.And,BCs
    entrepreneurswillbeencouragedthattheirowndisruptiveideaswillnotbeneedlesslyblocked
    byoutdatedregulations.

    Ridesharingisavailablein67countriesinover360citiesaroundtheworld.Itstimethe
    provincemakesspaceforithereinBC.

    Sincerelyyours,

    RayWalia,CoFounder&CEO,LaunchAcademy
    AlexChuang,CoFounder&CSO,LaunchAcademy
    StewartButterfield,CEO&CoFounder,Slack
    BorisWertz,Founder&GeneralPartner,VersionOneVentures
    JeffBooth,President&CEO,BuildDirect.com

    ShafinDiamondTejani,Alchemist,VictorySquareLabs
    ShahrzadRafati,Founder&CEO,BroadbandTVCorp
    JeremyShaki,CoFounder&ChiefTalkingOfficer,LighthouseLabs
    IanCrosby,CEO,Bench
    TanisJorge,CoFounder,Trulioo
    KelseyHannan,Founder,CriticalPulseInc.
    SteveWandler,CoFounder,FreshGrade
    AndrewReid,Founder&President,VisionCritical
    RogerHardy,Chairman,HardyCapitalPartners
    HamedShahbazi,CEO,TIONetworks
    JoshuaNilson,CEO&CoFounder,EastSideGames
    KenshiArasaki,CoFounder,AThinkingApe
    MichaelGokturk,Founder&CEO,Payfirma
    NathanGilliland,CEO,GeneralFusion
    JasonSmith,CEO,Klue
    ScottHawthorn,CEO,NativeShoes
    VernBrownell,CEO,DWaveSystemsInc.

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