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## ^ ' J iUMU M From : Bria n He r[biler@ilercampbell.com ] -' ~ p.' ; i ir : " Sent : Friday , Apri l 01 , 201 1 3:2 4 P M To : Finamore , Robert (OST ) ..,,,., . _ Subject : RE : Applicatio n of Porte rfo ra Foreig n Ai rCarrie rPermi t ' ' ' ' I- ' ^'^ ' 3 \ Attachments : CAI R Deluc e Marc h 201 1 x.pdf ; CAI R - TP AMarc h 2 2 11.pd f Thanks
. Communit}'AI Rwishe s t o remai n o n th e recor dwit hit s objections
. Further , a s note di n ou r earlie r submission , acces s t o th e Toront o Islan dairpor t remain s severel y resuicte d- t o 12 0 slot s - a s se t

ou t i n th e basi s fo r

asettlemen t

o f outstandin g claim s tha t resulte di n th e paymen t o f taxpayers ' mone y t o Porte r

an dt o th e Toront o Por t Authorit}'
. Pleas e se e ou r

recen t letter s t o th e TP A an dPorte r attached
. I t woul dappea r

tha t n o airlin e othe r

tha n Porte r

ha s th e abilitj ^ t o us e tlia t airport , a s Porte r

ha s bee n allocate dal l o f thos e slots
. Bria n lle r

Chair , CommunityAI R 7t h Floor , 15 0 Joh n Stree t Toront o M5 V 3E 3 r^^w^Minin » ^°'^' - (416)598-054 4 (direct ) 

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From : Robert.Finamore@dot.qo vrmailto:Robert.Finamore(a)dot.aQv 1 Sent : Friday , Apri l 01 , 201 1 3:1 6 P M To : Bria n He r Subject : Applicatio n o f Porte rfo ra Foreig n Ai rCarrie rPermi t Goo d Afternoo n Mr
. ller : Th e Departmen t ha d previousl yissue d a n orde rt o show-caus e (2009-10-2 ) i n Docke t DOT-OST-2007-2740 2 tha t tentativel ygrante d a foreig n ai rcarrie rpermi t t o Porter
. Communit yAi rfile d a n objectio n t o Orde r2009-10-2 , an d tha t objectio n wa s date d Octobe r20 , 2009
. Continenta l als o file d a n objection , an d Porte rfile d a reply
. A s I believ e you'r e aware , o n Marc h 11 , 2011 , Porte rfile d a motio n fo rissuanc e of it s foreig n ai rcarrie rpermit , an d n o comment s o robjection s wer e file d t o it s motion
. I n ligh t o f th e absenc e of commen t o roppositio n t o th e recen t Porte r motion , I wante d t o chec k wit h yo u regardin g th e statu s of th e Communit yAi robjectio n tha t ha d bee n file d t o Orde r2009 - 10-2
. Specifically , ca n yo u pleas e advis e whethe rCommunit yAi rwishe s fo rit s objectio n t o remai n o n th e recor d i n th e Porte rpermi t proceeding , o rdoe s Communit yAi rwis h t o withdra wit s Octobe r20 , 200 9 objection ? I'l l als o b e checkin g wit h Continenta l regardin g th e statu s of it s objection
. Regards ,

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AIRPOR TIM^C TREVIE W Marc h22 , 201 1 DELIVERE D B Y EMAI Lrolx-iM.deluceUMlypoi-ter.co m Rober t Deluc e CEO , Porte r

vVJrline s Toront o Islan dAirpor t Toronto , Ontari o Canad aM5 V lA l Dea r Mr . Deluce : Re : Islan dAirpor t 12 0 Slot s Limi t O nMa y 3 , 2005 , you r

firmreceive d$2 0 millio no f federa l governmen t

mone y i nsettlemen t o f it s propose dclai mto r damage s allege dt o hav e bee nincurre da s aresul t o f th e cancellatio no f

th e bridg e t o th e Toront o Islan dAirport
. A s yo u ar e wel l aware , thi s settlemen t limite dth e numbe r

o f slot s (landing s -*

- takeoffs ) at tha t Airpor t t o 120 , reducin g i t

fro mth e anticipate d16 7 slot s wit hth e bridge.
. Tha t $2 0 millio nwa s calculate dlargel v o nth e basi s o f presume dfutur e reduce drevenu e t o th e TP A an dPorte r

ove r th e remainin g 2 8 jear s th e ,-\Jrp(.>r t wa s expecte dt o operate . Centra l t o th e calculatio n o f tha t reduce drevenu e wa s th e reduce dslo t limit
. Thes e fact s ar e wel l documente di nth e Tass e Repor t an dth e interna l Transpor t Canad a documen t

leake dt o th e medi ai nSeptembe r 200 6 ( acop y i s attached)
. Th e 120-slo t

limi t assist s t o som e degre e i namelioratin g th e noise , pollutio nan dtraffi c tha t th e Islan dAirport' s expansio nha s inflicte dupo nth e jewe l tha t i s Toronto' s waterfront
. W e appreciat e tha t

th e 120-slo t

limi t wil l constrai nth e increas e i nbusines s a t th e Islan d Airpor t you r fir mha s planned
. However , thi s limi t i s on e vo u agree dt o an dhav e bee n wholl y awar e o f

sinc e th e dat e you r

fir maccepte dtha t

mone y
7t h Floor , 15 0 Joh n Street , Toront o M5 V 3E 3 http://www.communitvair.ore /Violatio no f tha t limi t withou t repaymen t

o f th e $3 5 millio nwoul drepresen t a nabus e o ( th e taxpayer . W e d o no t believ e iha t

Ministe r

Strah l an dhi s governmen t woul dtolerat e that
. Ther e ar e onl y t\^' o choices : aftlr man dabid e b y th e 12 0 slo t limi t o r repa y th e monev . A s hard-earne dtaxpayers ' dollar s wer e use dt o compensat e TP A an dyou r firmfo r havin g t o accep t tha t limit , w e hav e therefor e writte nt o Ministe r Strah l t o insis t

tha i h e requir e th e TP A an dyou r

firmt o choos e on e o r th e other
. Ou r letter s t o Ministe r

Strah l an dMr . McQuee no f today' s dat e ar e als o attache dfo r you r information
. Your s trulv
.

Bria nJier , Chai r 416-.S98-010 3 wor k 416-835-438 4 ce

U End
.

7t h Floor , 15 0 Joh n Street , Toront o M5 V 3E 3 http://www.communitvair.org /

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AIRPOR TIMPACTREVIE W Marc h22,201 1 DELIVERE D B Y EMAI Lmmcnuucn(i:f'wclIingtonfund.co m

Mar k McQueen , Chair , Boar do f

Director s Toront o Por t

Authority ' Dea r Mr . McQueen : Re : Toront o Islan dAirpor t 12 0 Slot s Limi t O n Ma y 3 , 2005 , Transpor t Canad apai dS3 5 millio no f taxpayers ' mone y t o th e i n setdemen t

o f propose dclaim s fo r

damage s allege dt o hav e bee nincurre da s aresul t o f th e federa l government' s decisio nt o cance l th e bridg e t o th e Toront o Islan dAirport
. O f thi s sum , $2 0 millio nwa s pai db y th e TP A t o Porte r Airlines
. Thi s setdemen t

limite dth e numbe r

o f slot s (landing s + takeoffs ) fo r larg e turboprop s (suc h a s th e Q40 0 flow nb y Porter ) a t th e Airpor t

t o 120 , reduce dfro mth e anticipate d16 7 slot s wit hth e bridge
. Th e amoun t

pai dwa s calculate dlargel y o nth e basi s o f presume dfutur e reduce drevenu e t o th e TP A an dPorte r

ove r th e remainin g 2 8 year s th e Airpor t wa s expecte dt o operate . Centra l t o th e calculado no f tha t reduce drevenu e wa s th e reduce dslo t limit
. Thes e fact s ar e wel l documente di nTranspor t Canada' s Tass e Repor t an dth e interna l Transpor t

Canad adocumen t

leake dt o th e medi ai nSeptembe r 200 6 ( acop y i s attached)
. Yo u ca nreadil y confir mal l o f thi s unt h\ou r

forme r CEO , Lis aRaitt , wh o wa s ake y negodato r

o f thi s setdement
. Th e 120-slo t

limi t assist s t o som e degre e i namelioradn g th e noise , pollutio nan dtraffi c tha t th e Islan dAirport' s expansio nha s inflicte dupo nth e jewe l tha t i s Toronto' s waterfront
.

7t h Floor , 15 0 Joh n Street , Toront o M5 V 3E 3 http://www.communitvair.org /Give nthes e facts , w e hav e becom e increasingl y concerned , a s th e TP A an dPorte r hav e bot h publicall y announce dplan s t o excee dtha t 120-slo t limit
. Th e additio no f

Ai r Canada' s 3 0 slot s i nMa y wil l certainl y resul t i nabreac ho f

tha t limit , unles s Porter' s busines s condnue s t o declin e t o th e exten t tha t i t canno t us e th e slot s allocate dt o it
. Violatio no f

tha t limi t widiou t repaymen t

o f th e S3 5 millio nwoul drepresen t a nabus e o f th e taxpayer . W e d o no t believ e tha t

Ministe r

Strah l an dhi s governmen t woul dtolerat e that
. Ther e ar e onl y tw o choices : affir man dabid e b v th e 12 0 slo t limi t o r repa y th e money . A s hard-earne dtaxpayers ' dollar s wer e use dt o compensat e TP A an dPorte r fo r havin g t o accep t tha t limit , w e hav e therefor e writte nt o Ministe r Strah l t o insis t

tha t h e requir e th e TP A an dPorte r

t o choos e on e o r

th e other
. Ou r letter s t o Ministe r

Strah l an dMr . Deluc e o f today' s dat e ar e als o attache dfo r you r information
. Your s trulv ,

Bria nHer , Chai r 416-598-010 3 wor k 416-835-438 4 ce

U
cc . Geof f

Wilson , TP A CEO , b y emai l end
.

7t h Floor , 15 0 Joh n Street , Toront o M5 V 3E 3 http://www.communitvair.ore /