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It’s been the subject of lawsuits and protests and has spurred undercover police investigations and ill-conceived stings posted to YouTube. Now, controversial Uber, as well as other aspects of the sharing economy, are about to come under the microscope of City Hall.

The city is set Thursday to release the first two of six discussion papers on the taxi industry and how the sharing economy is affecting the industry.

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The first report will focus on the current conditions in Ottawa’s taxi industry, while the second looks at case studies of three Canadian and three U.S. cities, said Coun. Diane Deans, chair of the Community and Protective Services committee, which regulates local taxis.

The city hired KPMG to lay out policy options in the discussion papers to “stimulate dialogue,” said Deans. In the coming weeks, KPMG will release reports on emerging issues, customer experience and taxi economics.