The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday edition that the federal government pushed for travel rules that cut airlines more slack around paying compensation to passengers, internal documents show. A Canadian Press dispatch to The Globe says that after legislation to reform the passenger rights charter in 2023, the Canadian Transportation Agency proposed regulations that would rule out technical problems as a reason to deny customers compensation for flight screwups. But under pressure from at least two transport ministers, regulators later conceded to changes that would exempt airlines from compensation payments if the trip disruptions resulted from mechanical issues, according to briefing notes prepared for then-transport minister Anita Anand. "I am disappointed that you are re-introducing issues related to the list of exceptional circumstances, namely mechanical malfunctions and labour disruptions," reads one note from the transport office drawn up in advance of a meeting between Ms. Anand and agency chairwoman France Pégeot on Nov. 20, 2024. The next month, the government published the agency's draft regulations that rule out a disruption caused by an "unforeseeable technical defect" as grounds for compensation.