Ottawa by Way of Mudville
On 24 April 2023, Canada’s Minister of Transportation, the Honorable Omar Alghabra, announced that proposed amendments to the Canada Transportation Act had been introduced as part of Bill C-47, the Budget Implementation Act. If codified, subject amendments would, ostensibly, strengthen Canada’s passenger rights regime, streamline the processes for administering air travelers’ complaints before the Canadian Transportation Agency, and increase air carriers’ accountability.