Former transport minister for Canada John Baird has stated that allowing carriers from the United Arab Emirates to fly to more routes in Canada would have cost the country “tens of thousands of jobs”, which is why they said no, he says. The Canadian decision to block the UAE from getting additional landing rights turned into a diplomatic row that led to Canada’s being forced to close down a military base in Dubai.

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