A 91大黄鸭 city councillor is blasting the province over how long it鈥檚 taking to implement ride-hailing in B.C.

Coun. Ryan Donn said he is 鈥渧ery, very frustrated鈥� by Victoria鈥檚 pace of progress when it comes to allowing services like Uber and Lyft operate.

It鈥檚 not the first time Donn has taken the province to task for dragging its feet in implementing ride-hailing throughout B.C.

鈥淚 fear we鈥檙e going to be in 2020 before it鈥檚 actually going to happen,鈥� said Donn during Monday鈥檚 council meeting. 鈥淎nd that鈥檚 not acceptable.鈥�

The province has said it will have ride-hailing in place in B.C. by the the fall of 2019. During the last provincial election campaign, the NDP said it would bring in ride-hailing by the end of 2017 if elected.

Donn said the province鈥檚 latest call for more municipal input is yet another delaying tactic and said the the government鈥檚 refusal to allow the service immediately is putting people鈥檚 lives at risk.

He said a shortage of taxis in 91大黄鸭 and no alternative service, especially late at night, is putting young people, at risk when they can鈥檛 get a ride home.

In its latest call for input from 91大黄鸭, the province asked where ride-hailing should operate, what supply and demand rules should be in place and how much it should cost.

In response, the city says there should be no restrictions on where in the region ride-hailing can operate and there should be flexibility for drivers.

It also says there should be no limit on the number of drivers and that will help at peak times when there are not enough taxis available and price controls should be flexible to allow taxi companies to respond with similar prices.

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