Jet Lag, Canadian Style: The Case for Airline Deregulation

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ViewpointsOpinionCanada doesn’t have a functioning airline market. It has a rent-seeking duopoly.A plane taxis at the Vancouver Airport in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Adrian WyldSimon Michell3/13/2026|Updated: 3/13/20260:00CommentaryBy all measures, Canada ought to be a country with a thriving airline industry. We boast a modern, wealthy economy heavily dependent on trade and with a long and proud history of aircraft design and manufacture. Flying is the quickest and most efficient way of moving around the country—and yet the skies of Canada have never been very friendly for flyers.

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