Ottawa Knew of Staff Shortages at Airports, Briefing Note Shows, While Minister Blamed Travel Influx for Delays

Ottawa Knew of Staff Shortages at Airports, Briefing Note Shows, While Minister Blamed Travel Influx for Delays
Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra in a file photo. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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The federal government was made aware in the spring that airport security staffing across Canada was short by 25 percent, according to a briefing note.

The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) sent the note to Transport Minister Omar Alghabra on May 13 to inform him that its staff numbers were down by almost a quarter due to pandemic layoffs, according to the document obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter.