Mr. Speaker, the reality is they have had years to deal with this. The recent federal budget completely ignored airports across the country by not providing any relief from their exorbitant rents.
For example, the Edmonton airport next year will see its rent soar by 447% to $18 million. These rents are simply taxes on an industry that is struggling to regain its footing and taxes on travellers.
Why have the finance minister and transport minister not acted to help this industry relieve its tax burden and help Canadian travellers by reducing the taxes?