PIAC Media Releases
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Tuesday, Jul 15, 2008Transport Media Releases Travel Protection Initiative slams airline advertising decision No consumer protection from misleading airline ads in C-11: PIAC New National “Travellers’ Protection Initiative” Demands Government Protection for Airline Passengers Common Sense Protection in Light of Jetsgo Collapse Make airlines advertise the real price PIAC and Option ...
No consumer protection from misleading airline ads in C-11: PIAC
Thursday, Jun 14, 2007Attention: News/Business editors June 14, 2007 For Immediate Release No consumer protection from misleading airline ads in C-11: PIAC (OTTAWA)—The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) slammed the House of Commons passage of Bill C-11 today which contain Senate amendments that effectively stripped the original bill, (passed by the House of Commons in February of this year) of ...
Travellers' Protection Initiative
Thursday, Jun 02, 2005New National “Travellers' Protection Initiative” Demands Government Protection for Airline Passengers Group says Bill C-44 must be strengthened TORONTO, June 2, 2005—A new Canada-wide alliance was announced today bringing together like-minded consumer protection and business groups to demand greater federal government protection for Canadian airline passengers. The ...
Common Sense Protection in Light of Jetsgo Collapse
Friday, Mar 11, 2005Time for Common Sense Protection in Light of Jetsgo Collapse According to Michael Janigan, the Executive Director and General Counsel of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre, the demise of Jetsgo highlights the gaps in consumer protection that exist in the Canadian airline industry. “If the failure of an airline is to be treated by the government in the same way as the failure of a ...
Consumer Groups Respond to Air Merger (1999)
Thursday, Sep 23, 1999PRESS RELEASE Consumer Groups Respond to Air Merger: Demand Passenger Rights and Regulation on Safety, Pricing, and Quality of Service! A number of national consumer organizations have formed a new coalition called the Canadian Association of Airline Passengers (CAAP) to respond to the pending restructuring of the Canadian airline industry and to advocate policy and regulatory requirements ...