# Is Your Next Flight to Calgary on “Air Alabama”? Canada's Skies Might Be Opening Up

An episode of [Politics Is Broken](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730993828), 28 Jun 2025, 25 min.

Audio: https://content.rss.com/episodes/311564/2083627/podcast-is-broken/2025_06_28_12_38_20_e30af14f-9361-4080-ae82-50cd7feb48c0.mp3

Buckle up — or maybe don’t. The Competition Bureau just floated a plan to let foreign-owned airlines fly domestic routes in Canada, with 100% ownership on the table. The goal? End the reign of the Air Canada–WestJet duopoly and finally make cross-country flights cost less than a second mortgage. We look at what this could mean for Canadian travellers, local carriers, and anyone who’s ever paid $800 to fly to Winnipeg.

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