Air Canada and Consumers Association of Canada

Emirates: The government listened to competing airlines' concerns, even when Emirates did not ask for any special treatment, according to Huffington Post Canada. Air Canada raised concerns fearing of the effects Emirates moving into Canada would have on its bottom line, and the government caved in and rejected Emirates' initiative. For example, when Emirates tried to join the Canadian market in 2010, hell broke loose. This caused a major rift between the two countries. Its initiative was praised even by the Consumers' Association of Canada, which at that time said allowing carriers from the Emirates to expand in Canadian markets would be "very beneficial" to consumers as reported by CBC."We've got a situation where somehow diplomatic matters for Canada are being linked to the interest of Canada major airline," said association president Bruce Cran."It doesn't make sense at all. It is important to note that the UAE-based airline did not ask for a preferential treatment like Uber has. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.