'It’s their lifeline': New safety rules for flights to remote communities on the table as ministers set to meet

OTTAWA — Transportation ministers from across the country will meet quietly this week with an agenda that is expected to include a possible update of the contentious safety rules that govern flights to remote communities.

National Post has learned that the unannounced meeting, to be held Feb. 20 in Vancouver, is expected to address a range of transportation issues, including a proposed “regulatory sandbox” that would mark a fresh attempt to balance competing interests over Canada’s air safety rules.