Federal Liberal caucus held an emergency call Monday to discuss selling off Canada's four biggest airports. CTV News reports only MPs, not staff,

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Multiple outlets reported that the federal Liberal caucus held a hastily arranged Monday call (MPs only, no staff) to discuss the future of Canada’s four largest airports—Toronto Pearson, Montréal-Trudeau, Calgary, and Vancouver.

ctvnews.ca
Sources said the discussion focused on alternative ownership models, private investment, long-term concessions, and opening those airports to investors (including foreign ones). Some MPs on the call described it as being framed as a “fait accompli” and voiced alarm. The government had already flagged airport reforms and possible privatization in the 2025 budget and the spring economic update.

theglobeandmail.com
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the government would seek private investment through long-term concessions to operate those four airports while retaining ownership of the land and underlying assets. Proceeds are slated to be reinvested in other infrastructure, including regional airports.

reuters.com
 
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The only thing that could possibly improve Canada’s world class airports is more jeets.

As another user mentioned on another thread, quite the Guyana-tier fire sale, eh?

 
I mean it worked so well for Ontario when they leased the 407 so we should definitely duplicate that stroke of genius.

Why wait to get hundreds of billions of dollars gradually into the future when you can have a couple billion right now!

How do the communists that support Carney reconcile this in their minds? Private ownership of infrastructure good, but private ownership of businesses and property bad.
 
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