Statement on Air Canada labour disruption

At a time when Canada is dealing with unprecedented pressures on our critical economic supply chains, the disruption of national air passenger travel and cargo transport services would cause immediate and extensive harm to all Canadians. We therefore call on the federal government to use every tool at its disposal – including imposing binding arbitration, if necessary – to prevent a service disruption from taking place. These tools have been used in the past. The economic situation is even more precarious today.