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House Hansard - 252

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 21, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 252 - Nov/21/23
Mr. Alex Ruff (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, CPC)
  • Nov/21/23 12:24:05 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I would just like my colleague to elaborate a little bit on the challenges that passengers have been having, maybe from her riding. The Canadian Transportation Agency has a backlog of over 60,000 complaints. I know I have had people in my riding complain. I would just like to give her the opportunity to expand on what she is hearing in her riding of Calgary.
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Context: House Hansard - 252 - Nov/21/23
Hon. John McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood, Lib.)
  • Nov/21/23 1:04:55 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I would be interested in the hon. member's comments with respect to the ease with which passengers are getting through security, particularly at Pearson airport. I had the experience on the break week of travelling to Washington and, frankly, the experience was as it should be. I would like to think it would have something to do with my colleague and his group's advocacy. I would be interested in his comments on the security situation there, and indeed at the Ottawa airport, for those who have a NEXUS card.
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Context: House Hansard - 252 - Nov/21/23
Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Nov/21/23 1:51:16 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I wonder if my colleague finds this somewhat strange. While the Conservatives were in government, they did absolutely nothing to support airline passengers. Now that they are in opposition, they are voting against legislation that would support air travellers. It is enabling legislation that would establish a framework to provide for a higher sense of accountability, efficiencies and transparency that will benefit air travellers. Does the member not agree that the Conservatives should, at the very least, support the legislation and allow it to go committee?
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Context: House Hansard - 252 - Nov/21/23
Ms. Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, NDP)
  • Nov/21/23 1:53:07 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, we know things have not gone back to normal since the pandemic, and we are a bit in the pandemic. There is no accountability for these big airlines. We know that travelling is still an issue. We know that passenger rights are still not being upheld. I know the member is talking about more accountability, but the Liberal government has really failed to improve things. I know my hon. colleague has spoken about the vast improvements that have been made. I wonder if he would agree with me that we continue to have a long way to go to really uphold the rights of passengers.
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Context: House Hansard - 252 - Nov/21/23
Mr. Gerald Soroka
  • Nov/21/23 3:49:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have to admit that the hon. member for Winnipeg North sure does talk a great game about how great the Liberal government is doing. However, even he has said it appears we are going to be making it better for air transportation passengers, but is it truly? No. That is the problem. We gave the response that, yes, we would support the bill, in concept, because it could potentially help air transportation passengers, but that is the problem. It only looks like it is going to do it; it is not actually going to accomplish it. It is only going to come back with more regulations. What a surprise. That is the problem with our air transportation system already. It is highly burdened with over-regulation. We do not need more. We need short, clear, concise situations where passengers would know their rights, and the people who would be doing it would be upholding them.
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Context: House Hansard - 252 - Nov/21/23
Mr. Gerald Soroka
  • Nov/21/23 3:51:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the hon. member has brought up very good points. There is a lot of ambiguity with this, because we do not know how much power the minister would grant himself or herself, nor what kinds of rules or regulations would need to be followed. Also, is it going to truly protect not only the rights of air passengers but also the rights of the public, as she mentioned, with respect to noise pollution on the ground? There is so much in the bill that needs to be addressed at committee, and I look forward to it being sent back to committee as quickly as possible.
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