Lisee and Couillard talk transportation on the Quebec campaign trail
MONTREAL — Transport rolled onto the scene of the Quebec election campaign on Saturday as two of the main party leaders promised to help travellers get around if elected.
Speaking at a small airport in Baie-Comeau, Parti Quebecois Leader Jean-Francois Lisee took aim at Air Canada, promising to end the carrier’s “quasi-monopoly” in order to bring down the price of airline tickets in the region.
He explained he’d create a consumer protection bureau and set “reference prices” for airline tickets that would penalize big carriers from temporarily dropping prices to stifle new competition.
Often, Air Canada lowers its prices when a new competitor comes on the market, only to raise them once the threat is gone, Lisee said.