Canada swears in new Transport Minister, Pablo Rodriguez

Canada has sworn in new Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez who takes over the reins from Omar Alghabra.

The passing of the baton comes amid Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet reshuffle ahead of the Liberals’ run in the next election.

Alghabra confirmed that he would be stepping down on Twitter on July 25, writing: “I have news to share: after a lot of reflection, I decided to not run in the next election. As a result I will be stepping aside from cabinet. I was first elected in 2006 and have had the journey of a lifetime. I’m grateful for every minute of it.”

A swearing-in ceremony took place at Rideau Hall on July 27.

Alghabra steered the government through negotiations with airlines on financial aid, COVID-19 testing at airports and a new passenger rights charter.

Rodriguez will take over on topline items including nascent plans for a high-frequency railway between Toronto and Quebec City, ongoing supply chain hitches and infrastructure vulnerable to natural disasters amid increasingly extreme weather.

Rodriguez, a Montreal MP first elected in 2004 and the Liberals’ current Quebec lieutenant, is trained in

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Air Canada finds new home at Dubai International’s Terminal 3

MONTREAL — Air Canada is making the move to Terminal at Dubai International (DXB), marking a new milestone in its strategic partnership with Emirates.

As of July 26, customers transiting in Dubai between the Americas on Air Canada and the Middle East, Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and Africa on Emirates will be able to remain in the same terminal and enjoy a more seamless and expedited travel experience.

“We are delighted to welcome Air Canada to Emirates Terminal 3 in Dubai, which marks another step forward in our strategic partnership to deliver even more value to travellers,” said Adnan Kazim, Emirates’ Chief Commercial Officer. “Co-locating at T3 means Air Canada customers can enjoy a smooth connection experience when transiting in Dubai onto Emirates’ global network, and those eligible can enjoy access to Emirates’ signature Business Class Lounges and other hub facilities in Dubai prior to their flight.”

Air Canada and Emirates launched their codeshare partnership back in November 2022. Since then, the two carriers have expanded their partnership to 42 routes, enhanced their underlying interline agreement, developed a reciprocal loyalty partnership for customers to earn and redeem points, enhanced co-operation between their Cargo businesses, and have increased capacity into their respective hubs. Air Canada has also developed a partnership with Emirates’ sister airline, flydubai.

Emirates began its daily Boeing 777 service between Montreal and Dubai in July, which complements its expanded daily Airbus A380 schedule between Toronto and Dubai.

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Air Canada will be commencing its new non-stop four times weekly flightsbetween Dubai and Vancouver on October 30, 2023 with its flagship Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet, which will complement its daily service between Toronto and Dubai.