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The Parti Québécois will commission the development of a “Tinder for carpooling” if it is elected on Oct. 1, in an effort to decrease the number of cars on Quebec roads and reduce congestion, leader Jean-François Lisée said on Monday morning.

The application would match people who are looking for a ride with people heading to a nearby location, in a manner similar to the popular location-based dating app.

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Drivers — and each passenger — would receive $4 for every trip they take using the app. Each leg of a return trip would also be paid. After a year, that would be reduced to $3 per trip.

Users of other carpooling applications approved by the province would also be able to receive the payments.

Only short trips during rush hour would qualify for the payments. Passengers and drivers would have to live at different addresses to get the payments, Lisée said.

The PQ estimates the plan would cost $29 million in the first year, which would rise to $141 million by 2022-2023.