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Ottawa moves to open airports to private investment
The gist
Carney held off tabling airport privatization as opposition grew at the Canada Investment Summit.
The move would affect passengers and airport workers; only 10% polled fully support it.
How it unfolded
- 2025Airport privatization has been on the radar for the current federal government since at least the 2025 budget.
- Sep 9, 2026Organizers of Prime Minister Mark Carney's Canada Investment Summit circulated a 66-page prospectus booklet to attendees outlining more than 160 projects open for investment, ahead of the Sept. 14-15 event in Toronto.
- Sep 14, 2026The Canada Investment Summit opens in Toronto; airport privatization is not formally on the agenda.