There’s no good reason the federal government cannot—like publicly traded companies are required to—publish its financial statements in three months.
A proposed system of parallel reviews aims to disallow anti-competitive mergers or collaborations, but could block transactions that benefit airline passengers and likely reduce investment in the airline sector.
When first announced two years ago, the estimated price tag was $13-billion over five years, and then $4.4-billion ongoing.
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s objective should not be climate activism or other environmental or social concerns, but risk-adjusted financial returns.
Although not banned by federal restrictions, private operators cannot properly compete in a sector now awash in public funds without equal access to funding.