Tensions mount as clock ticks down on Air Canada contract talks

TORONTO — Calls are increasing for the government to intervene in the Air Canada labour talks as time is running out before a potential shutdown.

Numerous business groups convened in Ottawa Thursday calling for action — including binding arbitration — to avoid the economic disruptions a shutdown of the airline would cause.

Arbitration “can help bring the parties to a successful resolution and avoid all the potential impacts we’re here to talk about today,” said Candace Laing, president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, during the press conference.

“Canada cannot afford another major disruption to its transportation network. A labour disruption at Air Canada would ripple through our

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