Can you imagine a flight without an adequate number of flight attendants? What would happen in the event of passenger sickness, a disturbance or in the event of a serious emergency?
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Toronto’s mixed-use waterfront belongs to all citizens. An expanded airport with jet aircraft taking off and landing goes against the successful waterfront revitalization.
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Canadians have transportation services that are expensive, not very accessible and unreliable. This in large parts due to federal government neglect, underinvestment and deregulation. It doesn’t have to be this way.
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A number of Canadian airlines keep hiring temporary foreign pilots, even when Canadian pilots are out of work. And the federal government is looking the other way. Read the backgrounder.
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Did you know that Canadians air travellers enjoy more rights in Europe than they do in Canada? Read the backgrounder on passenger rights.
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In an open letter to Minister Lebel, NDP Transport Critic Olivia Chow deplores how Canadian airlines are given free range to replace Canadian pilots with cheaper seasonal pilots from abroad.
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Last year, Air Canada forced its former maintenance division Aveos to shut down – 2,600 jobs were lost and shipped abroad. A clear breach of federal law governing Air Canada.
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Air travellers deserve protection and compensation when it comes to cancelled flights, lost luggage and other inconveniences. A look abroad shows that it is possible – through clearly defined passenger rights.
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Airlines are finally required to show full ticket prices. The rule change comes after years of pressure from Olivia Chow and NDP colleagues alongside consumer groups.
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Four years after the EU implemented all-in pricing for air travel, Canada is finally protecting consumers from misleading prices. But more needs to be done to make flying more affordable and protect travellers.
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One of out three mandatory air safety inspections is not being carried out. Why? Because the Conservatives are starving Transport Canada off the necessary experts. An alarming situation for Canadian air travellers.
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Instead of tackling the high cost of air travel by reducing airport charges for travellers, the Conservatives want to invite unbridled foreign competition to Canada’s airline market. NDP Transport Critic Olivia Chow criticizes the risky move in Parliament.
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Helicopter crashes like the Cougar 491 accident need to be avoided. But with the Conservative Minister sleeping at the wheel, the Offshore Petroleum Board need to step up to the plate.
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Harper is slashing airport security to the tune of $112 million over the next three years, resulting in longer wait times for passengers and less vigorous screenings. Watch Olivia challenge the Conservatives in Parliament.
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The Conservatives continue to treat air passengers as cash cows, chasing 5 million Canadian travellers across the border to hop on cheaper US flights. Watch Olivia’s question to the Minister.
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