Canada’s international airports seeking to attract new air carriers, new routes

Connectivity is essential in Canada’s globally-integrated economy. Research suggests that a 10 per cent improvement in global connectivity results in a 0.5 per cent increase in long-run GDP per capita.

To be effective competitors in the global market, airports need the kind of support Transport Minister Marc Garneau spoke to on Nov. 3, 2016, of keeping travellers flowing through Canada’s airports, writes Daniel-Robert Gooch. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY DANIEL-ROBERT GOOCH

January 16, 2017

On the surface, Canada’s international airports may be seen as mainly a staging point for departure and arrival of people and goods. But they are much more than this. Our airports are strategic economic infrastructure assets that contribute significantly to Canadians’ quality of life and the ab...

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