Federal transport committee to look at airlines treatment of persons with disabilities
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PRINCE GEORGE — Canada’s federal transport committee has approved a motion from Skeena-Bulkley Valley NDP MP Taylor Bachrach to call the CEO’s of Air Canada and WestJet, the federal minister of transport and other government officials to testify to inaccessibility within the air sector. This comes after a flood of stories of persons with disabilities and mobility issues were subjected to unacceptable treatment.
“We’ve heard apologies, we’ve heard commitments to do better, but the government is in a position to ensure this never happens again by strengthening the regulations governing airlines and other parts of the air transport sector.” – Taylor Bachrach, MP, Skeena-Bulkley Valley (NDP)
Rodney Hodgins is from Prince George and cannot walk due to spastic cerebral palsy and was forced to drag himself off an Air Canada plane in Las Vegas in the summer after being told there were no supports to help him off. He says that the system is broken, full stop.
