London is now the latest Canadian city to wrestle with the issues created by the Uber ride sharing app.
The Community and Protective Services Committee spent several hours debating city hall's next move on Tuesday night, hearing from Uber Canada and London's taxi industry.
The debate resulted in a one-vote defeat for those pushing to create draft rules that would permit Uber, but the debate is far from over.
Councillor Jesse Helmer suggested a motion which would have had city staff prepare a draft set of regulations regulating ride sharing apps including Uber.
That would then set the stage for a final debate on the matter later this year. But by a vote of 3-2 the committee rejected that idea, instead asking staff to report on ways to update the taxi industry and get information about Uber's insurance.
The decision is a setback for those hoping to legitimize Uber and stop city staff from writing tickets, but it doesn't end the debate.
Helmer hopes to revisit his motion to regulate transportation network companies and open the door to Uber at next week's council meeting.
