Thanks to all for your replies. It is about as I expected. However here in the lower 48 the recent 1500 hour rule requirement is being tested. Brian Bedford, CEO of Republic Airways, was up on Capitol Hill last week complaining in congressional hearings about the pilot shortage and the recent new ATP requirement.
He can't find pilots who want to work for his airline for what he is willing to pay. It seems that many wanna be pilots have figured out the story. Pay lots of money to get the training and ratings and then take a job that is barely above minimum wage. Then hope that you can get on with a major.
If that plan doesn't work you can be abused for the rest of your life by a commuter airline.
The industry's reply is to simply lower the standard. Not to raise the pay and working conditions.
MPL will be coming to the US. I dread it but it is coming.