The topic in which I chose to do a scrapbook on was "How the government affects the airline industry in Canada". Specifically I chose articles that related to the aftermaths of the September 11th tragedy. This event affected airlines in an enormous manner. Many airlines were facing economical problems and in turned asked the government for assistance. As a result, Canada 3000, which was Canada's second largest airline carrier filed for bankruptcy protection on October 11th.
Air Canada was also faced with many hard to make decisions. They turned to the Canadian government and asked for financial assistance. The Problem Solving Method will be examined to determine how the government came to the decision of actually granting Air Canada some assistance.
Problem Solving Method
1. Decide on the "Issue" (Define it carefully to avoid arguments later.)
The issue that is being discussed in whether or not the government should help Air Canada out financially. As can be seen in the articles presented in the scrapbook, it is known that the government controls many of the operations at Air Canada.
2. Examine various points of view and the opinions they have.
· Your own
In my opinion, I think that the Canadian government should help Air Canada with financial assistance. I believe that if the government wants to have control over their fare prices, whether or not they can open a discount airline, and the amount of workers they are able to hire, that they have an obligation to the airline to help them out in these types of situations.
· Those of key groups or individuals (stakeholders)
a) Air Canada Union Representatives ? This group feels that th ...