Liberal (Minority/Majority) Government 2025 - ???

[Jarnhamar]

Whats new in the LPC news lately?

-Feds spent $4.8M on Microsoft licenses that government employees didn't even use

-Air Canada to charge $30 if you call them to book your flight [good omen for privatization]

-Canada’s immigration levels could soon be increased [which Carney announced on American news first, just like his intention to run for PM]

 

[dapaterson]

Whats new in the LPC news lately?

-Feds spent $4.8M on Microsoft licenses that government employees didn't even use

-Air Canada to charge $30 if you call them to book your flight [good omen for privatization]

-Canada’s immigration levels could soon be increased [which Carney announced on American news first, just like his intention to run for PM]

How is an Air Canada decision to extort money from their passengers a LPC news item?

 

[Jarnhamar]

How is an Air Canada decision to extort money from their passengers a LPC news item?

It's an LPC news item because Ottawa owns about 6% of Air Canada from the pandemic bailout, LPC have uploaded a lot of tax dollars to them in the last 10 years, and Carney is privatizing air travel in Canada.

 

[Mick]

It's an LPC news item because Ottawa owns about 6% of Air Canada from the pandemic bailout, LPC have uploaded a lot of tax dollars to them in the last 10 years, and Carney is privatizing air travel in Canada.

Government of Canada sold their stake in Air Canada in Dec 2024.

https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/canada-government-sells-its-air-canada-stake-globe-mail-reports-2024-12-12/

Edited for spelling

 

[YZT580]

-Air Canada to charge $30 if you call them to book your flight [good omen for privatization]

run for PM]

trying to get rid of more people and go to on-line booking. Also gets people going to agents so they can further cut staff. Don't care as long as Porter doesn't follow suit and there are lots of international carriers who will accept my phone call