Columnist challenges affordability rationale with international evidence
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Toronto Star business columnist David Olive publishes analysis arguing that despite Carney's framing as an affordability measure, evidence from Britain to Australia shows airport privatization increases fees rather than lowering them. Olive questions the public interest in selling these profitable crown assets.
“Carney has tried to sell his idea as an affordability measure that would reduce airfares. But the evidence shows the contrary.”
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Mark Carney Prime Minister of CanadaDavid Olive Toronto Star columnist
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Mark Carney says privatizing Canada’s busiest airports will lower costs for consumers. Evidence shows the opposite https://www. thestar.com/business/opinion/m ark-carney-says-selling-canada-s-busiest-airports-will-lower-costs-for-consumers-evidence-shows-the-opposite/article_3d9375ab-4cae-4843-876f-e9440db12040.html
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Evidence shows privatizing airports doesn’t lower fares Ottawa’s plan to sell operations of Canada’s four busiest airports aims to raise billions, but some warn the privatization will ultimately make flying more expensive, writes David Olive. — Read on…
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