Transport minister will 'not interfere' with plane certification despite Trump threat

by Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press

MONTREAL — Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon says he will not interfere with the work of regulators after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to decertify Canadian-built planes unless the government greenlights Gulfstream business jets.

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