PM’s plane saga begs the question: why is the Air Force in the airline business?

In 1991, the government of the day decided the RCAF should not be a quasi-airline. So why are we still buying it passenger planes?

Instead of replacing the aging Polaris fleet, surely it would be cheaper and a better use of resources for the various government departments to simply charter the passenger flights on an ‘as-required’ basis, writes Scott Taylor.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

September 18, 2023

OTTAWA—The Royal Canadian Air Force was thrust back into the media spotlight when its CC-150 Polaris aircraft broke down on the runway in New Delhi, India. A faulty part on the 30-year-old Polaris was to blame for the delay, which not only stranded Prime Minister Justin Tr...

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