Poll: 43% back private operators for Calgary and 3 other major airports
A national Leger survey shows Canadians divided on Ottawa's plan to privatize operations at the country's four biggest airports, including Calgary.
Why it matters
Calgary International Airport is one of four facilities the federal government is considering handing to private operators, which could affect how it's run and funded.
A new Leger poll finds 43 per cent of Canadians support putting private operators in charge of the country's four largest airports — Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver — while 31 per cent oppose the idea. Another 27 per cent said they don't know or are unsure.
The online poll of 1,533 Canadians was conducted between Sept. 19 and 21 and, because it was not a random sample, cannot be assigned a margin of error.
Regionally, Quebec residents were most likely to support the concept, while people in Saskatchewan and Manitoba were most likely to oppose it. The poll did not break out Alberta-specific figures.
Prime Minister Mark Carney raised the idea last week at an investment summit in Toronto, saying he was courting private investors to take over operations at the four airports.
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