Canada's not-so friendly skies

SERIES About the Author Mark Milke is the Director of Research for the Frontier Centre in Public Policy, a lecturer in political science at the University of Calgary and chairman of the editorial board for Canada’s online journal of ideas (C2C Journal). [...] The author of this study has worked independently and the opinions expressed are therefore their own, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the board of the Frontier Centre for Public Policy. [...] For example, while a Canadian air- (before full liberalization) and 2008; a 400 line can take you anywhere within Canada per cent increase in the number of routes and to and from other countries, it cannot with more than two competitors on it pick you up within the United States and between 1992 and 2008;2 the emergence drop you off elsewhere in the States. [...] The internal market has new routes and airports, greater removed all commercial restrictions for choice, low prices and an increased airlines flying within the EU, such as overall quality of service.5 restrictions on the routes, the number The European market contrasts sharply of flights or the setting of fares. [...] Remove included (which constitute 52 per cent the taxes and fees and the U. S. and Eu- of the cost).