McNeil government pleased with NAFTA ruling on paper

The McNeil Government is encouraged by a ruling by a NAFTA panel which ordered the U-S Commerce Department to reconsider costly tarriffs on Canadian mills that produce glossy magasine paper…like Port Hawkesbury Paper.

The panel unanimously ordered the department to look at various key matter including electricity when setting duties. The province says the 20% duty which was applied to Port Hawkesbury Paper has been held in trust while this matter was appealed.

Passenger rights bill coming

Transport Minister Marc Garneau has repeated airline passenger rights legislation is coming.

This comes after the latest passenger overbooking bumping story which involved a 10 year old PEI boy being bumped from a vacation flight with his family.

Garneau didn’t comment on any specifics in the pending bill, only that it’ll be fair for passengers and practical for airlines.