Transport minister questioned over Air Canada's use of safety exemption to deny compensation

<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/03bedc07-860f-4ba1-a86b-b18e862cd622,1793139582538/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1920%2C1080%29%3B' alt='A composite image showing planes on a runway on the left and a man speaking on the right.' width='620' height='349' title='Left: Air Canada planes sit on the runway at Pearson International Airport as flight attendants go on strike in Toronto on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan Right: Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Steven MacKinnon speaks at the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and National Airlines Council of Canada (NACC) Aviation Day Canada conference in Ottawa, on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman'/><p></p>