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The Liberals have put forward legislation that aims to make good on their pledge to tighten passenger rights rules after a year pocked by travel chaos and a ballooning complaints backlog. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Liberals table legislation to overhaul passenger rights charter

The proposed $250K maximum fine for airline violations is a tenfold increase from the existing regulations

Skeena Bulkley MP Taylor Bachrach tabled a private member’s bill which he believes will help protect airline passengers on March 20. He is pictured here at the second-anniversary ceremony of the sinking of tug Ingenika on Feb. 10 in Prince Rupert. (Photo: K-J Millar/The Northern view)

Skeena-Bulkey Valley MP tables bill to increase airline passenger protection

Current system favours the airline, Taylor Bachrach, MP and NDP Transportation Critic

Mar 22, 2023
by Kaitlyn Bailey, Local Journalism Initiative
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