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The ride-sharing company Uber could be the greatest winner in Thursday’s cabinet shuffle.

Uber — which allows users to hail cars through a mobile application — was considered a pariah of the taxi industry by Robert Poëti, the only minister to be shuffled out of Premier Philippe Couillard’s cabinet on Thursday. He said Uber engages in illegal transportation, since its drivers do not hold taxi licences, nor do they have the same insurance as the rest of the taxi industry.

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Poëti was said to be considering his political future Thursday, but the future of Uber looks to be brighter, since Poëti and Couillard seemed to have a difference of opinion about how to deal with the ride-sharing application.

Couillard had said over the summer that he is open to legalizing Uber (specifically the UberX service that allows people to use their personal cars to give others rides for money), while Poëti has discounted the idea at least for the next two years.