Asked about the Air Canada contract dispute, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says more competition in the airline industry would lead to better wages for workers and lower costs for consumers. The strike ended on Tuesday when Air Canada and the union representing flight attendants reached a tentative agreement.

Air Canada has suspended plans to restart operations after the union representing 10,000 flight attendants decided to defy a return-to-work order

Air Canada has already begun canceling flights after hitting an impasse in contract negotiations with the flight attendants' union as a possible strike looms. Earlier this week, the union issued a notice of intention to strike,

After months of stalled negotiations, 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants walked off the job early Saturday morning. The federal government stepped in hours later to order binding arbitration, forcing an end to the strike — or so they thought.

The Canadian government has urged Air Canada and its flight attendants' union to restart contract negotiations, with a threatened work stoppage that could disrupt travel for tens of thousands just hours away unless there is a resolution to the dispute.