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The Federal Court of Appeal, in Air Canada versus Timothy Rose et al., upheld a decision ordering Air Canada to accommodate persons with disabilities who use mobility devices. The Court's precedent-setting decision was released last month and marks a significant turning point in a fight for airline accessibility that began over eight years ago.ARCH Disability Law Centre, along with Legal Aid Ontario's Clinic Resource Office, represented Tim to defend the Canadian Transportation Agency's decision that it would not cause Air Canada undue hardship to substitute an aircraft.Host Grant Hard reflects on the decision with Tim Rose himself, as well as Ilinca Stefan, a Staff Lawyer at the ARCH Disability Law Centre. You can contact ARCH Disability Law Centre through the following methods:Tel: 416-482-8255 or 1-866-482-2724TTY: 416-482-1254 or 1-866-482-2728Email: intake@arch.clcj.ca Check out the Pulse on YouTube!About AMIAMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+Learn more at AMI.caConnect with Accessible Media Inc. online:X /Twitter @AccessibleMediaInstagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audioFacebook at @AccessibleMediaIncTikTok @AccessibleMediaIncEmail feedback@ami.ca

Tim Rodger fought hard for compensation when his luggage was damaged on a WestJet flight. But when he won and posted about it online, he was told to take the post down. Some experts say there's a worrying trend where passengers are being silenced by airlines, their lawyers and even the Canadian Transportation Agency.

This week: Guest Co-Host Charles Duncan, Fmr President, Norse Atlantic Airways; Guest: Frank Lorenzo, Fmr CEO, Continental Airlines; News: JetBlue, SkyWest, Frontier Q3 report; Frontier takes deliveries of new Airbus 320neo; Increased competition for LCCs; DOT new refund rule result for consumers; Canadian Transportation Agency proposes fining airlines per complaint; Listener input on SWA route structuring.

Online streaming services operating in Canada will have to contribute five per cent of their Canadian revenues to support domestic media. That's about $200 million each year. Some of the money will go to local and Indigenous media. And: You may not know that when you file a complaint with the Canadian Transportation Agency and win your case, you could still wind up in court. Changes to the law make it easier for airlines to challenge rulings – potentially dragging passengers into legal battles. Plus: Even though he has declared victory, Indian Prime Minister Modi didn't get the absolute majority he wanted. Some analysts are suggesting that he needs to step away from identity-driven politics.

This case involves a challenge to the validity of regulations adopted by the Agency to compensate air passengers for various delays, losses and inconveniences experienced in the course of international air travel. Parliament adopted the Transportation Modernization Act, S.C. 2018, c. 10 (“TMA”), which amended the CTA by creating the new s. 86.11. This new provision requires the Agency, after consulting with the Minister of Transport, to make regulations imposing certain obligations on air carriers, notably in relation to flight delays, flight cancellations, denial of boarding, and loss of or damage to baggage. Pursuant to s. 86.11(2) of the CTA, the Minister issued the Direction Respecting Tarmac Delays of Three Hours or Less, S.O.R./2019-110 (the Direction) requiring the Agency to adopt regulations imposing obligations on air carriers to provide timely information and assistance to passengers in cases of tarmac delays of three hours or less. Around the same time, the Agency adopted the Regulations, imposing obligations, including liability, on air carriers with respect to tarmac delays, flight cancellations, flight delays, denial of boarding and damage or loss of baggage in the context of domestic and international air travel. The appellant airlines challenged numerous provisions of the new Regulations on the basis that they exceed the Agency's authority under the CTA. They claim that the Regulations contravene Canada's international obligations, in particular the Montreal Convention and many of the Regulations' provisions are ultra vires because they have impermissible extraterritorial effects, which violate fundamental notions of international law. These matters went directly to the Federal Court of Appeal. It dismissed the appeal, except with respect to s. 23(2) of the Regulations which it found ultra vires of the CTA (this section deals with liability for temporary loss of baggage). Argued Date 2024-03-25 Keywords Transportation law — Air transport — Validity of Air Passenger Protection Regulations, SOR/2019-150 (“Regulations”) adopted by Canadian Transportation Agency (“Agency”) to compensate air passengers for various delays, losses and inconveniences experienced in course of international air travel — Whether liability provisions of Regulations, when applied to international carriage by air, are inconsistent with Canada's obligations under Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air (“Montreal Convention”), and ultra vires Agency's regulation-making power under s. 86.11 of Canada Transportation Act, S.C. 1996, c. 10 (“CTA”), and therefore invalid — Whether Federal Court of Appeal erred by deciding that expert evidence on issues of international law is inadmissible as a matter of law, and by striking those parts of appellants' expert evidence addressing whether “state practice” relied upon by Attorney General of Canada (“AGC”) is “in the application of”, and consistent with Montreal Convention? Notes (Federal) (Civil) (By Leave) Language English Audio Disclaimers This podcast is created as a public service to promote public access and awareness of the workings of Canada's highest court. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Court. The original version of this hearing may be found on the Supreme Court of Canada's website. The above case summary was prepared by the Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada (Law Branch).

Today on NOW with Dave Brown: Michelle McQuigge from the Canadian Press reviews the results from the Manitoba Election. Anne Camozzi gives you tips on how to mitigate the effects of climate anxiety. Community reporter Derek Lackey in Winnipeg describes some festivities to get you into the Halloween spirit. John Loeppky explains the potential impact of a school closure in Arborfield, Saskatchewan. And Elizabeth Mohler describes the Canadian Transportation Agency's ruling against Air Canada for better accessibility accommodations.

The Canadian Transportation Agency has ruled that Air Canada needs to better accommodate passengers with disabilities. Elizabeth Mohler fills you in on this story.

The Dawson City Music Festival comes to town in a few weeks. Community Reporter, Kim Hovey has all the details (0:00)! The Canadian Transportation Agency has finally come to a decision regarding whether carriers have to transport emotional support animals or not. Devon Wilkins has more on her Guide Dog and Services Animal Report (13:06). On Know Your Rights, Danielle McLaughlin leads a conversation with Lawyer, Anita Szigeti about mental health law and some of its challenges in the justice system (21:17).

Richard Cashin, lawyer, politician, union leader (b at St John's 5 Jan 1937). He was a grandson of Sir Michael Cashin, sometimes known as "King of the Robbers" for his south shore salvage operations, who was frequent Cabinet minister and prime minister of Newfoundland, and he was the nephew of Peter J. CASHIN. Cashin was himself elected Liberal MP for St John's West in 1962, 1963 and 1965.After his defeat in 1968 he practised law and won a significant settlement for Placentia Bay fishermen who were suing the Electric Reduction Co for phosphorus-based destruction of their fish. In 1970 he joined with Father Desmond McGrath, a former St Francis Xavier University classmate, to help organize the Fishermen's Union. After major victories over the fishing companies at Burgeo in 1972 and in the trawlermen's strike of 1975, the union fully established itself. Now the biggest union in Newfoundland by far, the Newfoundland Fishermen, Food and Allied Workers' Union is a major political force.Cashin supported NDP candidates in the mid-1970s but joined the National Unity Task Force and the board of Petro-Canada in 1977. In the 1980s, however, he has led the NFFAWU into full support of the NDP and is himself a party vice-president. The union has also been very active in the Coalition for Equality, a broad coalition of labour and other progressive groups. In spring 1987 he led the union out of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union into the new Canadian Auto Workers. Cashin was founder of the Fishermen, Food and Allied Workers' Union and its president from 1971 to 1993. He was chairman of the Task Force on Incomes and Adjustment in the Atlantic Fishery (1992-93). He was chairman of the Task Force on Incomes and Adjustment in the Atlantic Fishery (1992-93) and a member of the National Forum on Health (1994-97). He also became chair of the Fishing Industry Renewal Board and a member of the Canadian Transportation Agency. In 1989 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada and in 1992 was named to the Queen's Privy Council of Canada.#galeforcewins is an inspirational podcast with New episodes every Tuesday evening on Youtube or wherever you get your podcasts.We also launched Gale Force Wins on the Rogers Television Network in St. John's on January 31st 2023 with a series of 12 episodes.You can also visit https://galeforcewins.com/To message Gerry visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerrycarew/To message Allan visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allanadale/

The federal government has pledged $75.9 million to address the backlog of passenger complaints related to lost luggage and delayed or cancelled flights. Guest host Mark Kelley discusses how to address the root problems with Christine Waugh, who has filed three small court claims against WestJet; Tom Oommen, director general of the analysis and outreach branch of the Canadian Transportation Agency; and John Gradek, an aviation management professor at McGill University and a former Air Canada executive.

The problem with B.C's decriminalization experiment  Ian Mulgrew, Vancouver Sun Columnist discusses the issues he sees with BC's drug decriminalization experiment. The Canadian Transportation Agency doesn't track 97% of air passenger claims Dr. Gabor Lukacs, President and founder of the Air Passenger Rights Group discusses the concerns around the Canadian Transportation Agency not tracking 97% of air passenger claims. Investors make up one third of homeowners in some provinces in 2020 Michael Geller, Real Estate Consultant and President of The Geller Group discusses the fact that investors make up one third of homeowners in some provinces in 2020 The local man who brought the GlamBOT to the Grammys Cole Walliser, who is a Director and Content Creator from Richmond discusses his experiences working with celebrities. The Wrap: Are investors responsible for our housing crisis? Can the B.C government's work-from-anywhere policy actually work? On The Wrap this week: Leah Holiove - TV reporter and radio host Sarah Daniels - real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Gabor Lukacs, President and founder of the Air Passenger Rights Group discusses the concerns around the Canadian Transportation Agency not tracking 97% of air passenger claims. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donna J. Jodhan is an advocate, author, blogger, dinner and mystery writer and producer, entrepreneur, law graduate, and podcast commentator. She also works as a sight loss coach.She is the recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Award for her work as an advocateDonna J. Jodhan became a committed and dedicated advocate in 2000 when she realized that there were a plethora of barriers facing and challenging Canadians with disabilities. Especially so when it came to the fast moving world of the Internet. She is the president and CEO of Sterling Creations; her own company and her company's mission is to consult and work with others to engage in important issues pertaining to advocacy.Over the years Donna has used her education and experience to help and support others and her arsenal of tools was greatly enriched in December 2021 when she obtained a law degree from the University of London England's distance learning program. Donna is a graduate from McGill University Montreal with a Master's degree in Business Administration and a Diploma in Management, and from Concordia University Montreal with a Bachelor of Commerce.She has worked for the Bank of Montreal, IBM Canada, and the Royal Bank of Canada.Donna's volunteer activities has included:Founder and president of Barrier free Canada - Canada sans BarrièresPresident of the CCB Mysteries chapter,President and second vice president of the Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians,Communications director of Canadian Blind Sports Association.Donna J. Jodhan is the founder and immediate past president of Barrier free Canada - Canada sans Barrières. She founded BFC-CSB in late 2014 because she felt that it was time For the Canadian Government to enact legislation for an accessible Canada Act and this was accomplished in 2019.Previous to this, Donna lead a team between late 2006 and 2012 to mount a legal challenge to the Canadian Government to mandate them to make their websites accessible to Canadians with disabilities.This legal challenge was successful at the Court of Appeal in 2012.Donna has and continues to serve as an advisor/consultant on advisory committees for persons with disabilities:The Auditor General's office of Canada,Canadian Human Rights Commission,Canadian Transportation Agency,Elections Canada,Elections Ontario.Donna will continue to advocate for the breaking down of barriers, the building of bridges, but most of all she will keep on advocating for a more inclusive and accessible future for our kids.Her mission is to make it better than possible!She will use her experiences as advisor/consultant, advocate, author, blogger, dinner mystery writer and producer, law graduate, along with her initiatives as a podcast commentator and sight loss coach to continue her initiatives.Donna uses her hobbies as a chess player, potter, and electronic keyboard composer to help her develop and sharpen strategies along with her creativity. Donna now turns her efforts towards offering her services as a sight loss coach, and to through her podcasts and blogs.She presently writes, produces and records the following weekly shows.Ask Donna –Where Donna wears a different hat each week; as an advocate, as an author, as a coach, and as an expert.She also features her special mental stretch each week along with her virtual binto basket.You can listen in at www.donnajodhan.com/youtube.Donna's dining with Donna weekly show features Donna sharing recipes with her listeners and a text version is also available.Both of these shows are courtesy of the whose blind life is it anyway network.www.donnajodhan.com

Guest: Tom Oommen, chief compliance and enforcement officer of the Canadian Transportation Agency

Amid this summer's airport chaos, passengers are frustrated that airlines are denying compensation claims for flight disruptions caused by crew shortages. Guest host Michelle Shephard talks to Brittany Noppe, who says a recent flight delay cost her thousands of dollars; Gabor Lukacs, founder and president of Air Passenger Rights; and Tom Oommen, director general of the analysis and outreach branch at the Canadian Transportation Agency.

Provincial Government's plan to support Ukrainian Refugees Chris Friesen, Chief Operating Officer of the Immigrant Services Society of BC discusses the latest plans outlined by Nathan Cullen, B.C. Minister of Municipal Affairs to aid Ukrainian refugees entering the province.   The benefits of Public Healthcare Yesterday we spoke with Dr. Brian Day who discussed some of the positives of privatized healthcare and how it could help British Columbians. Today we discuss the importance of public healthcare with Dr. Michael Klein, Member of Order of Canada and Professor Emeritus of Family Practice at UBC and Canadian Doctors for Medicare Cancer cases rise amidst growing, aging population Should our medical system be privatized? Or do we keep it public? Rami Rahal, Vice President of Cancer Systems Performance and Innovation at Partnership Against Cancer discusses rising cancer rates  Anti-racism legislation and how it relates to healthcare The BC government announced anti racism legislation on Monday, that will start gathering data from racialized communities to help us better understand how to combat racism in policing and other government agencies.  CKNW Contributor Eric Chapman stops by to talk about a specific part of the information being gathered. History of Roe v Wade Margot Young, Professor at UBC's Peter Allard School of Law w a specialty in quality law and theory, women's economic equality, urban theory, and local housing politics and rights  discusses the history and historical significance of Roe v Wade within the United States abortion laws Blanche MacDonald's presentation to help Ukrainian Refugee Gina Hansen, Executive Director of Management and Retail Operations at Blanche MacDonald discusses how they helped a make up artist who fleed the Russian war in Ukraine Judgment day arrives for Flair Airlines as company must prove they are operating legally in Canada Last month, we spoke about how one of Canada's low-cost airline companies found themselves in hot water with the Canadian Transportation Agency. The CTA alleges that the Edmonton-based airline has failed to meet ownership requirements and that too much of their operation is controlled by a major partner based in Miami. Our show contributor Jawn Jang joins us now with the latest on Flair. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last month, we spoke about how one of Canada's low-cost airline companies found themselves in hot water with the Canadian Transportation Agency. The CTA alleges that the Edmonton-based airline has failed to meet ownership requirements and that too much of their operation is controlled by a major partner based in Miami. Our show contributor Jawn Jang joins us now with the latest on Flair. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Consumers in Canada are now eligible for refunds for flights cancelled due to COVID-19 from two airlines and more are likely to be added soon.  Our guest this episode is Tahira Dawood, PIAC's second articling student and former researcher at PIAC (and she is also a foreign-qualified lawyer and worked in the aviation industry!). We break down the airline bailouts at Air Canada and Air Transat, and what consumers must do and by when to get their money back and how to apply for these refunds and other details.We also cannot help ourselves as we talk about the challenges for consumers of passenger air travel in the best of times, and now in the worst of times. We also discuss possible bailouts (and refunds!?!) for travellers on other Canadian airlines such as WestJet, Sunwing, Porter, etc.We talk about the problem of prepayment for flights that cannot fly and why consumers usually do not get refunds.  However, this episode really celebrates the power of consumers to get fair treatment when they band together and use their collective power to ask for a clear remedy like a refund.  Way to go Canadian consumers! You are getting your money back. Enjoy this rare event - but don't delay or you might miss it.Important links:Air Canada Refund information (from Air Canada - see link below for refund page):"Air Canada is extending a refund option to all eligible customers with tickets for travel dates on or after February 1, 2020 and who purchased their ticket before April 13, 2021. Refunds are available to those customers whose flight was cancelled or who voluntarily cancelled their flight for any reason, and who wish to submit a request for a refund to their original form of payment. Customers can request a refund online at www.aircanada.com/refund until June 12, 2021. The policy also applies to Air Canada Vacations packages.Customers who booked through a travel agency must contact their agent directly. In support of its travel agency partners, Air Canada confirmed today that it will not recall agency sales commissions on refunded tickets that they process."Air Transat Refund Information: https://www.airtransat.com/en-CA/refundsYou must submit your request using the online form by August 26, 2021, 11:59 p.m.If you experience difficulty with refunds, you may be able to complain to the Canadian Transportation Agency, which has an information page for those who made CTA complaints prior to the bailout refunds being announced. Consumers should check with CTA on their complaint.  See: How the CTA will be processing Air Canada and Air Transat refund-related complaints resulting from the pandemic

For profit long-term care operators allowing conditions that led to hundreds of residents' deaths. Do we need legislation to restore consumer confidence and put an end to the Canadian Transportation Agency's conduct? AND…Why Scientific Evidence Matters in a Pandemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chapter 1: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic effect on everyday life and annual events in Canada.  And Remembrance Day is no exception with the Royal Canadian Legion asking Canadians to observe ceremonies from home in a year when the country marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.  Chapter 2: A lot has transpired in a short period of time in Denmark where millions of Mink were going to be destroyed over fears about a mutated coronavirus.  We’re going to talk about the new precautions for Danish travellers and what we know so far about this mutation. Guest: Shane Woodford, Freelancer in Denmark, former CKNW. Chapter 3: As we get closer to the end of 2020, here at CKNW we’re already planning for our year-end programming. The research that goes into this project has reminded us of a simpler time! Chapter 4: It’s going to be difficult this year for so many people who would normally attend Remembrance Day ceremonies in person.  The Surrey Centre Orchestra is trying to bridge that gap by offering a virtual ceremony. Guest: Stuart Martin, Music Director at the Surrey Centre Orchestra. Chapter 5: The future is officially here! A B.C. company will be the first to deliver packages by drone after getting approval from the Canadian Transportation Agency.  Guest:  Philip Reece, CEO of InDro Robotics Inc. Chapter 6: How have gyms been affected by the new provincial health orders?  Guest: Brent Price, owner of Hustle Chapter 7: If you haven’t started Christmas shopping yet, consider this your official warning. If you don’t want to get stuck running around at the last minute you’d better start on that list.  While you’re at it, the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau is holding a toy drive Thursday and Friday. Guest: Chris Bayliss, executive director of the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau. Chapter 8: Fight to the Finish shows Canadian veterans sharing their experience in World War 2 Guest: Barry Stevens, the director and executive producer of Fight to the Finish. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Canadian Transportation Agency reprimands CN Rail.

 Air passengers who are bumped from overbooked flights or who are forced to sit through long delays could receive up to $2,400 under proposed regulations for the government's promised passenger bill of rights.  The proposed compensation will use a sliding scale with larger airlines and longer delays requiring bigger compensation payments. The Canadian Transportation Agency is releasing the draft regulations for public comment with an aim to having the rules take effect by next summer. The regulations would also force airlines to automatically seat children under age 14 next to their parents rather than require them to pay an additional fee to select their own seats.   DEALS:   Prince George Jan 13 - Mar 5 Air & 4 nights hotel $599 + $130 tax (729)   10 NIght Southern Caribbean Cruise March 7 Air, 10 night cruise & transfers Ports: New York, San Juan, Philipsburg, Castries, St. John's, St. Thomas, New York $1399 + $498 tax (1897)   Tour of Britain & Ireland May 30 or September 5 Air, 9 nights guided vacation, 11 meals, sightseeing tours and transfers Highlights: London, Stratford-upon-Avon, York, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, Dublin, Kilkenny, Waterford, Cardiff, Bath, Windsor Book by December 27 $2499 + $598 tax (3097)   Guest: Claire Newell President and Founder of Travel Best Bets

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We're taking this week off from producing Off Script while we focus on some planning for the upcoming year. In the meantime, here's an episode from our other podcast, Govern Yourself Accordingly. It’s not often you hear of someone who is not a lawyer representing themselves in a federal court. It’s even less often that you hear of someone who has done so more than a dozen times. And won. Gabor Lukacs has been taking airlines to court and filing regulatory complaints with the Canadian Transportation Agency for the last nine years. He’s filed twenty-six successful regulatory complains and has more or less paved the way for many other airline passengers to do the same. Resources Mentioned in this EpisodeAirPassengerRights.caAir Passenger Rights (Canada) Facebook Group See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It’s not often you hear of someone who is not a lawyer representing themselves in a federal court. It’s even less often that you hear of someone who has done so more than a dozen times. And won. Gabor Lukacs has been taking airlines to court and filing regulatory complaints with the Canadian Transportation Agency for the last nine years. He’s filed twenty-six successful regulatory complains and has more or less paved the way for many other airline passengers to do the same. -- Share this episode using the shortlink http://www.springtide.ngo/gya4 Resources Mentioned in this EpisodeAirPassengerRights.caAir Passenger Rights (Canada) Facebook Group See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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