A glance at the aviation sector, from funding to labour shortages

The Canadian government can help the sector with more money for airport infrastructure and more incentives for people to enter careers as pilots.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s most recent budget should have prioritized its focus on the aviation sector so that there was more attention on airport infrastructure, writes John Ling.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY JOHN LING

April 19, 2023

The 2023 federal budget should have directed more to airport infrastructure. I believe that the $1.8-billion allocation for the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority in the recent financial plan may not have the intended effect of improving passenger experience. The chan...

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