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Canada should tariff all the flights from the USA that cross into Canadian Air space (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 day ago by to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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[–] 11 points 1 day ago (9 children)

I don't think Canada can do that. There's an airspace treaty signed by basically everyone except Russia and China that gives a lot of rights on aerospawce to airlines companies but I don't remember the details

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago* (1 child)

    I don’t think Canada can do that.

    They started doing it in 1995. They are called "overflight fees" and Canada's are far higher than what the US charges for large commercial aircraft. Canada also doesn't waive the fee if a plane is landing or taking off inside Canada like the US and Mexico do.

    Source - https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/30378-explainer-why-are-canadas-overflight-fees-so-high

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  • [+] [S] -16 points 1 day ago (5 children)

    Umm have you ever heard of a presidential order.

    Carney can do similar if he had the right attitude

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  • [–] 6 points 1 day ago

    Not really. Unlike the US President, the Prime Minister of Canada can't do very much without the backing of the legislature and isn't technically the head of the government. Carney does have more power than an average House of Commons backbencher, but not that much more.

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