Commentary (April 2011) by Mark Glynn, PhD candidate in law and Armand de Mestral, Jean Monnet Professor (McGill University)
Two years ago, the authors submitted to this policy series a review of the unique bilateral air services agreement concluded between Canada and the European Union on 8 December 2008. The agreement foresaw the progressive implementation of a transatlantic open aviation market.
This paper will reaffirm the importance for Canada of implementing the air services agreement with the European Union. It will demonstrate the progress made in the past two years towards establishing a deregulated open aviation area between Canada and the European Union.
