If past Canadian Gov't behavior is any indication, one month will quickly turn into two (three, four...). This gov't seems intent on deflecting the blame for any incompetence it displays in handling our aviation industry.
I have no qualms about AMM operating in Canada. For one month, or for the winter season. Canada 3000 topped off First Choice demand by wet leasing to Air 2000 and operating out of Manchester for a number of seasons.
I have every confidence in the Canadian travel industry, whom I know from the past, would be using Canadian carriers if Canadian carriers had the capacity available to serve the winter 'snowbirds' travel demands. It simply isn't there.
I've watched the Canadian airline industry self-destruct for at least the past 12 years. It is almost inevitable that we are going to end up with foreign carriers operating in Canada. Re-regulating the industry would not help.
Robert Milton is now on record as calling for 'Open Skies' between Canada and the US.
This just may be the way forward and out of this Collenette whirlpool that is sucking the industry 'down the toilet'.