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NATO Protects Canada, and the Air Canada Flight Cancellation Nightmare
from We Are The News · #23
Audio-only archive episode — no video to seek.
3 minTim argues Canada coasts on NATO protection, then tells the story of Air Canada canceling his flight home from Toronto with no warning, leading to an 11-hour drive back to New York that ended in a beloved Wawa stop.
- 8:04Tim argues that Canada has benefited tremendously from sitting on top of America and would be in danger without U.S. protection.
- 8:27NATO protects Holland and Denmark, yet Canada gets to relax while the U.S. bears the burden of continental defense.
- 9:07Air Canada cancels multiple flights without proper notification, leaving passengers stranded in Toronto.
- 9:27Air Canada blames the U.S. government for grounded planes at LaGuardia despite minimal snow, refusing accountability.
- 9:48Tim criticizes Air Canada for failing to alert passengers about cancellations and offering only a 6 a.m. rebooking or expensive business class alternatives.
- 10:12Tim and companions rent a large SUV and drive eleven hours from Toronto to New York City instead of waiting.
- 10:24Tim drops cookie dough from a parfait all over the back seat during the drive, with his companion picking them up and joking about the mess.
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