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Can Canada turn its airports into money-making machines? | About That

CBC Canada · September 21, 2026 at 7:09 p.m.

Can Canada turn its airports into money-making machines? | About That

Prime Minister Mark Carney is proposing transforming Canada's biggest and busiest airports from user-pay, not-for-profit models to money-making businesses.

Andrew Chang breaks down how the country's airports rely so heavily on passengers to fund operations and explains the potential risks and benefits of Carney's proposal. (Photo credits: The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images) Chapter timecodes: Intro - 00:00 Let’s make a deal - 01:14 Great idea! - 03:51 Terrible idea! - 07:29

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Can Canada turn its airports into money-making machines? | About That

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