[tblair]

I think you're almost right. If the federal government built it and amortized the cost across every town/city in Canada then it could very well be cheaper. I think siblings are correct that a one off would be a mistake though.

[pbourke]

> If the federal government built it

Things working the way they do, the government could not build a system that even approaches a service like Uber.

[astrange]

Anyone can build Uber. The hard part is their business model of convincing drivers to lose money working for you.